Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780684813219
- Reading Time
- ~4h 46min
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character is a book by Jonathan Shay. It has 272 pages.
About this book
In this strikingly original and groundbreaking book, Dr. Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer's 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.
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Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character has 272 pages.
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In this strikingly original and groundbreaking book, Dr. Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer's Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Although the Iliad was written twenty-seven centuries ago it has much to teach a...
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Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character was written by Jonathan Shay.