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An original and groundbreaking book that examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer's Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. In this moving, dazzlingly creative book, Dr. Shay e
In this ambitious follow-up to Achilles in Vietnam, Dr. Jonathan Shay uses the Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the pitfalls that trap many veterans on the road back to civilian life. Seamlessly combining important psycholog
An original and groundbreaking examination of the psychological devastation of war through the lens of Homer's Iliad in this ';compassionate book [that] deserves a place in the lasting literature of the Vietnam War' (The New York Times).In thi