Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming by Jonathan Shay

Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

Jonathan Shay

352 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology emotional slow-paced

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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...

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