Talk:Johnny Got His Gun

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[edit] Argument against war

The book Johnny Got His Gun is a seething argument against war. Its messages are relevant today more than ever. Almost seventy years after the book was written, its prophetic vision has been proven to be accurate. Technological advancements have made it even easier for humans to kill themselves. This book should be read and remembered. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.17.32.26 (talk • contribs) 21:51, November 4, 2005 (UTC)

There have also been equally amazing advances in the field of medicine. The odds that a case like this would happen in modern times are very slim. A book to be remembered? Sure. But definatly not one to be thought of as an arguement against modern war. (USMA2010 18:20, 20 June 2006 (UTC))

Actually, given the recent revelations about conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other veterans' hospitals, and the fact that modern battlefield medicine has allowed many soldiers to survive wounds that would almost certainly have been fatal in prior wars, it is arguable that this novel is more timely than ever. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 18:18, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] censored?

Wasn't the book censored in the US at several times? 84.44.169.124 06:28, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

According to the article on Dalton Trumbo, the author himself, stopped selling the 1939 book after Germany invaded Russia in 1941. He agreed to sell it again starting in 1959. Two years later President/General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against the military-industrial complex in 1961.204.80.61.110 17:31, 8 March 2007 (UTC)Bennett Turk