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:During the Second World War, Trumbo allowed the book to go out of print, fearing that its anti-war message would hurt American morale.
:During the Second World War, Trumbo allowed the book to go out of print, fearing that its anti-war message would hurt American morale.
This seems unlikely to me, and hard to confirm. Is there any tangible evidence for this statement? At what date did the book go out of print? How does anyone know? [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 11:48, 30 March 2007 (EDT)
This seems unlikely to me, and hard to confirm. Is there any tangible evidence for this statement? At what date did the book go out of print? How does anyone know? [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 11:48, 30 March 2007 (EDT)
In the introduction of Johnny got his Gun (which I dont' have on me at the moment, as well as his imdb biography (see link), and wikipedia, (though I know that that's a bad word here), it states that he let it go out of print in 1941, right after Germany invaded the USSR, and requested that the publisher recall unsold copies, and informed the FBI when anyone wrote to him requesting a copy. When I get home tonight, I'll find the exact quote and circumstances. [[User:Czolgolz|Czolgolz]] 11:51, 30 March 2007 (EDT)