num_pages: 352
description: 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 psychological work and brilliant literary interpretation with an impassioned plea to renovate American military institutions, Shay deepens our understanding of both the combat veteran's experience and one of the world's greatest classics.
language: English
title: Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming
titlecomplete: Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming
genres: Classics, History, Mental Health, American History, Psychology, War, Military History, Mythology, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 450
publisher: Scribner