Book · 2010 · Psychology
Achilles in Vietnam
Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
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Achilles in Vietnam by Jonathan Shay is a psychological and clinical study that compares the combat trauma experienced by modern American soldiers in the Vietnam War with the emotional experiences of Achilles and other figures in Homer's Iliad. In July 2021, Claudia Hauer appeared as a guest on EconTalk to discuss war, education, and strategic humanism with host Russ Roberts. During the conversation, Hauer brought up Jonathan Shay's work to illustrate the enduring nature of combat stress across millennia. She pointed out that Shay meticulously analyzes the emotional cycles unleashed in Achilles, demonstrating how those exact patterns of rage, grief, and betrayal manifest in modern soldiers returning from war. By drawing this powerful parallel between ancient epic literature and contemporary psychiatric evaluations of post-traumatic stress disorder, Hauer used the book to illuminate the timeless human cost of armed conflict. Her reference underscored the profound value of combining classical humanities with modern psychology to better understand and support veterans struggling to reintegrate into society after experiencing the horrors of combat on the battlefield.
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