Johnny Got His Gun – by Dalton Trumbo... Written in 1938 and published 1939, Trumbo’s, ‘Johnny Got His Gun’ is a classic example of the insanity and casualties of war. Over the years since I first read Trumbo’s anti-war masterpiece, I have come to understand the importance of the novel and find myself thinking of it often and it’s relevance to today’s world conflicts. When I first read the novel, it left me feeling numb...