Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character

Simon & Schuster

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UPC:
9780684813219
Binding:
Paperback
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Publication Date:
10/1/1995
Release Date:
10/1/1995
Author:
Jonathan Shay
Language:
english
Edition:
1st Edition
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An original and groundbreaking book that examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homers Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder

In this strikingly original and groundbreaking book, Dr. Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homers Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Although the Iliad was written twenty-seven centuries ago it has much to teach about combat trauma, as do the more recent, compelling voices and experiences of Vietnam vets.