Knowingo
The cover of Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character

Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character

Jonathan Shay

Vietnam veterans' accounts and the Iliad illuminate how betrayal, grief, and rage can outlast combat, and what soldiers, clinicians, and civilians might do to prevent and heal that damage.

Get the app Read on the web

6 parts, about 19 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
Jonathan Shay
Parts
6 parts
Reading time
about 19 minutes
The whole book
Also to read in full

What the summary covers

  1. Introduction2 min
  2. 1. Betrayal of What's Right2 min
  3. 2. Shrinkage of the Social and Moral Horizon2 min
  4. 3. Grief at the Death of a Special Comrade2 min
  5. 4. Guilt and Wrongful Substitution1 min
  6. 5. Berserk10 min

More books like this