Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 11/25/2003
ISBN: 9780743211574
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.20d