There is a book written after WW1 about a soldier who was similarly left in this condition, “Johnny Got His Gun”. It made a resurgance towards the end of the Vietnam War with the anti-war crowd.
” “...Johnny Got His Gun”. It made a resurgance towards the end of
the Vietnam War with the anti-war crowd. “
It was a good book.
And yes, I did read it as a teenager during the wind-down of the
Vietnam War.
Interesting sidebar (linked below) details the good writer,
self-appointed snitch (on the people who wanted his book during WWII)
and Communist that wrote the book:
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1859