Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character

Jonathan Shay

<br />In this strikingly original and groundbreaking book, Dr. Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer's <i>Iliad</i> with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Although the <i>Iliad</i> 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.<br />