Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
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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 Iliadwith Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Although the Iliadwas 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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