ISBN: 9781439125014

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… Mehr…

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. In Achilles in Vietnam, Dr. Jonathan Shay used the story of the Iliad as a prism through which to examine how ancient and modern wars have battered the psychology of the men who fight. Now he turns his attention to the Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the real problems faced by combat veterans reentering civilian society. The Odyssey, Shay argues, offers explicit portrayals of behavior common among returning soldiers in our own culture: danger-seeking, womanizing, explosive violence, drug abuse, visitation by the dead, obsession, vagrancy and homelessness. Supporting his reading with examples from his fifteen-year practice treating Vietnam veterans, Shay shows how Odysseus's mistrustfulness, his lies, and his constant need to conceal his thoughts and emotions foreshadow the experiences of many of today's veterans. He also explains how veterans recover and advocates changes to American military practice that will protect future servicemen and servicewomen while increasing their fighting power. Throughout, Homer strengthens our understanding of what a combat veteran must overcome to return to and flourish in civilian life, just as the heartbreaking stories of the veterans Shay treats give us a new understanding of one of the world's greatest classics. Digital Content>E-books>Military History>Vietnam War>Vietnam War, Scribner Digital >16<

ISBN: 9781439125014

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… Mehr…

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. HISTORY,Military,Vietnam War, eBooks.com<

ISBN: 9781439125014

Scribner Vietnam War achilles in vietnam; Jonathan Shay; combat trauma; war neuroses; vietnamese conflict; psychological aspects of war; homer; iliad; post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD… Mehr…

Scribner Vietnam War achilles in vietnam; Jonathan Shay; combat trauma; war neuroses; vietnamese conflict; psychological aspects of war; homer; iliad; post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD; veterans; mental health; Tim O'Brien; The Things they Carried; Apocalypse Now; Platoon; Heart of Darkness; A Bright and Shining Lie; Robert Stone; Phil Caputo; The Deer Hunter; veterans; combat veteran; trauma , UK,GB,DE,ES,FR,IT,US,CA,MX,AU,NZ 20100511 English History, Scribner<

ISBN: 9781439125014

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… Mehr…

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... HISTORY,Military,Vietnam War, eBooks.com<

ISBN: 9781439125014

Odysseus in America - Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming: ab 13.84 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Psychologie & Psychiatrie Simon + Schuster Inc. eBook als epub, Simon + S… Mehr…

Odysseus in America - Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming: ab 13.84 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Psychologie & Psychiatrie Simon + Schuster Inc. eBook als epub, Simon + Schuster Inc.<