Johnny Got His Gun

An immediate bestseller upon its original publication in 1939, Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo is a searing portrayal of war that has stunned and galvanized generations of readers.

When Joe Bonham, a young American soldier serving in World War I, awakens in a hospital bed after being caught in the blast of an exploding artillery shell, he gradually realizes that he has lost his arms, legs, and all of his face, but that his mind functions perfectly, leaving him a prisoner in his own body. As Joe drifts between fantasy and reality, he remembers his old life with his family and girlfriend, and reflects upon the myths and realities of war.

Published two days after the declaration of war in Europe and more than two years before the United States joined World War II, Trumbo’s stark and troubling masterpiece of uncompromising brutality went on to become the most influential protest novel of the Vietnam era and an undisputed classic of antiwar literature.

Upon its release, The New York Times raved, “Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation, and with a fury accounting to elegance,” while Saturday Review promised, “It is a book that can never be forgotten by anyone who reads it.”

Johnny Got His Gun won one of the earliest National Book Awards: the Most Original Book of 1939. A 1971 film adaptation was written for the screen and directed by Trumbo himself.

ARTIST EDITION

• 6” x 9” trim size.
• 256 Pages.
• Limited to 750 copies.
• Full cloth, smyth-sewn binding.
• Two-hits foil stamping.
• Introduction by Dalton Trumbo from 1959, with addendum written in 1970.
• Foreword by Cindy Sheehan.
• Afterword by E.L. Doctorow.
• Six full-color illustrations by Ūla Šveikauskaitė. 
• Dust jacket featuring artwork by Ūla Šveikauskaitė (the only edition featuring the dust jacket).
• Signed by the artist.
• Printed offset on archival Cougar Natural.
• Housed in a metal mesh paper slipcase with an acrylic coating.
• Bookmark with all pre-orders.

Limited Edition (NUMBERED EDITION)

• 6” x 9” trim size.
• 256 pages.
• Limited to 350 copies.
• Full Japanese cloth binding.
• Letterpress printed labels on the cover and spine.
• Introduction by Dalton Trumbo from 1959, with addendum written in 1970.
• Foreword by Cindy Sheehan.
• Afterword by E.L. Doctorow.
• Six full-color illustrations by Ūla Šveikauskaitė.
• Signed by Cindy Sheehan and Ūla Šveikauskaitė.
• Printed offset on archival Cougar Natural.
• Housed in a slipcase covered in Japanese cloth.
• Bookmark with all pre-orders.