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Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character Audiobook
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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. Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer’s Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
A classic of war literature that has as much relevance as ever in the wake of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is a “transcendent literary adventure” (The New York Times) and “clearly one of the most original and most important scholarly works to have emerged from the Vietnam War” (Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried).
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David Strathairn gives an excellent narration of this fascinating and insightful look at how war affects the psyches of men…Strathairn’s delivery of narrative has a somewhat staccato intonation, similar to that of a news reporter. He’s precise and easy to follow when speaking, and his clear voice adds dramatic effects as needed.”
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“A transcendent literary adventure. His compassionate book deserves a place in the lasting literature of the Vietnam War.”
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“A brilliantly creative extended analogy.”
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“Shay…has done a remarkable job of comparing and contrasting the Greek soldiers before Troy and US grunts in Vietnam.”
— Booklist
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About Jonathan Shay
Jonathan Shay is a Boston-area psychiatrist whose patients are Vietnam combat veterans with severe, chronic post-traumatic stress disorder in the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic. He is also on the faculty of Tufts Medical School. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
About David Strathairn
David Strathairn was nominated for an Oscar for his 2005 performance as famed CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow in Good Night and Good Luck. He is well-known for memorable performances in stage and screen roles.