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Odysseus in America : Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming
Odysseus in America Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming Author:Jonathan Shay 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 psycho- logical work and brilliant literary interpretation with an impassioned plea to reno... more »vate American military institutions, Shay deepens our understanding of both the combat veteran's experience and one of the world's greatest classics.« less
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Really liked this book , first half of book I could understand , but then second half I found that footnotes were way too cumbersome for me as a non-professional