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Having recently finished "Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming" by Jonathan Shay, I would describe the book as a thought-provoking exploration of the challenges faced by military veterans dealing with combat trauma and the process of reintegrating into civilian life. Shay draws parallels between the experiences of modern veterans and the struggles of Odysseus in ...
5. Nov. 2002 · Shay argues that military changes that exacerbated combat trauma began during WWII, and refers to "the poor combat performance of American troops against their German army adversaries," saying that "we lost so many of our battles against the Germans" as a result of poor leadership and lack of cohesion. Shay says that American officers "demanded blind obedience" while the Germans practiced ...
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By Jonathan Shay. Foreword by Max Cleland and John McCain. New York: Scribner, 2002. 329 pages. $25.00. Shay's first book in this duet, Achilles In Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character, was remarkable both for the truths it spoke that reached beyond the theme and immediate purpose of the book, and the manner in which it reopened the continuing sore of US Army personnel ...
In the 1949 film classic White Heat, Fred Clark remarks to Jimmy Cagney: “We might all profit from a closer study of classical literature.”. Jonathan Shay has taken this advice to heart in writing Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming. The book is a sequel to his bestseller Achilles in Vietnam.
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25. Nov. 2003 · Shay argues that military changes that exacerbated combat trauma began during WWII, and refers to "the poor combat performance of American troops against their German army adversaries," saying that "we lost so many of our battles against the Germans" as a result of poor leadership and lack of cohesion. Shay says that American officers "demanded blind obedience" while the Germans practiced ...
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