The document provides background information on author Dalton Trumbo and his anti-war novel Johnny Got His Gun published in 1939. The novel follows Joe Bonham, a wounded World War I soldier who has lost his limbs and face but remains conscious and thinking. Through Bonham's memories and experiences, Trumbo examines his beliefs about war and its human costs, addressing questions of identity, the nature of all wars, and the role of faith.