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Also by Jonathan Shay:

Odysseus In America, December 2003
Paperback
Achilles in Vietnam, October 1995
Paperback

ODYSSEUS IN AMERICA
By: Jonathan Shay

Combat Trauma And The Trials Of Homecoming

Scribner
December 2003
On Sale: November 25, 2003
352 pages
ISBN: 074321157X
EAN: 9780743211574
Paperback
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Non-Fiction

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 renovate American military institutions, Shay deepens our understanding of both the combat veteran's experience and one of the world's greatest classics.

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