Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character by Jonathan Shay

Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character

Jonathan Shay

8 hours, 45 minutes first pub 1994 (view editions)

nonfiction history psychology challenging informative slow-paced
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An original and groundbreaking book that examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer's Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.In this moving, dazzlingly creative book, Dr. Sha...

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4.35
based on 171 reviews

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informative: 93%

reflective: 75%

dark: 68%

challenging: 56%

emotional: 56%

sad: 37%

tense: 25%

hopeful: 18%

inspiring: 12%

adventurous: 6%

funny: 6%


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30% of readers chose slow
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