Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming -- This 'brilliant successor to the groundbreaking Achilles in Vietnam' (Richard Rhodes, author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb) examines the problems faced by combat veterans reentering civilian society through a unique allegorical reading of Homer's The Odyssey and advocates major changes in American military practice. In the highly acclaimed Achilles in Vietnam (now in its ninth printing in paperback), Dr. Jonathan Shay used The Iliad as a prism through which to study the psychological effects of war on soldiers. Here he turns his attention to The Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the pitfalls that trap many veterans on the road back to civilian life. The Odyssey, Shay argues, offers explicit portrayals of behavior common among returning soldiers in our own culture, including danger-seeking, womanizing, violence, and drug abuse. Using examples from his fifteen-year practice treating Vietnam veterans, Shay explains how Odysseus's mistrustfulness, lies, and constant need to conceal his emotions foreshadow the experiences of many of today's veterans. He also shows that recovery from the damage done by war is possible and presents an impassioned plea for changes in American military institutions that will protect our service members. Throughout, Homer strengthens our understanding of the obstacles veterans must overcome, just as the heartbreaking stories of the veterans Shay works with give us a new understanding of one of the world's great classics.

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