num_pages: 246
description: 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.
language: English
title: Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
titlecomplete: Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
genres: Mythology, Politics, Philosophy, Military Fiction, Psychology, Classics, War, Nonfiction, History, Military History
ratings_count: 1641
publisher: Simon & Schuster