Experiencing war
Subtitle: trauma and society from ancient Greece to the Iraq War
By: edited by Michael B. Cosmopoulos
Publisher: Ares Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0890056064978
Subjects: American Propaganda; Military History; Military policy; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Cross-cultural studies; Psychological aspects; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Military art and science; War; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the experience of war in ancient Greece and today / Michael Cosmopoulos; title: Civilian knowledge of war and violence in ancient Athens and modern America / Thomas G. Palaima; title: Moving the state to war : appeals by Nicias, Alcibiades, Bush, and the U.S. Congress / Catherine Ann Collins and Gretchen Flesher Moon; title: The place of soldier speech in a democracy at war : Aeschylus and Michael Moore / Nadejda Popov; title: Homer and Thucydides on peace and just war / Kurt A. Raaflaub; title: The notion of a fair fight in ancient Greece and in modern warfare / John Friend; title: The American warrior : winning the nation's wars, for "this we will defend" / Ted Westhusing; title: Two armies in Iraq : Tommy Franks in the footsteps of Alexander the Great / Lawrence Tritle; title: Three faces of post-traumatic stress : Ares, Hercules, and Hephaestus / Aphrodite Matsakis; title: Aeneas in Iraq : comparing the Roman and modern battle experience / Stefan Chrissanthos; title: Homer's leaders in America's forces : leadership and prevention of psychological and moral injury / Jonathan Shay.