M. A. S. H.
A Novel about Three Army Doctors
$42.44
- Hardcover
219 pages
- Release Date
19 March 1997
Summary
Before the movie, this is the classic war novel that gave life to Hawkeye Pierce, Trapper John, Hot Lips Houlihan, Frank Burns, Radar O’Reilly, and the rest of the gang that made the 4077th MASH like no other place in Korea or on earth.
The doctors who worked in the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) during the Korean War were well trained but, like most soldiers sent to fight a war, too young for the job. In the words of the author, “a few flipped their lids, but most of them just…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780688149550 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0688149553 |
| Author: | Richard Hooker |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | William Morrow |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 219 |
| Release Date: | 19 March 1997 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 210mm x 141mm |
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About The Author
Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker is the pseudonym of Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr. who was born February 1, 1924 and died November 4, 1997. He was an American writer and surgeon. His most famous work was his novel MASH (1968). The novel was based on his own personal experiences during the Korean War at the 8055th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. It was written in collaboration with W. C. Heinz. The novel took 11 years to write. In 1970, and then again from 1972-1983 it was used as the basis for a critically and commercially successful movie and television series of the same name.
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