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Title: Mash: An Army Surgeon in Korea by Otto F. Apel, Pat Apel ISBN: 0-8131-2070-5 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: An Excellent Tribute to the M. A. S. H. Units in Korea.
Comment: Dr. Appell's book "M. A. S. H.: An Army Surgeon in Korea" is an excellent tribute to the men and women of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals by a veteran surgeon of the 8076TH M . A. S. H. unit. My only complaint is that the book was not a little longer. For any fan of the movie or t. v. series this book is a must-read. Dr. Appell (who was a consultant for the series), tells us what life was really like in a M. A. S. H. unit. The series took some liberties with actual events, but its overall portrayal was fairly accurate-though the series lasted 10 years compared to the three years of the Korean War itself, and the average length of stay for surgeons in a M. A. S. H. was about 8 months. Dr. Appell has written a very interesting book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Read
Comment: This book is not about the T.V. show M*A*S*H. But the tv show did get many of its episodes from this book. From arterial transplants to make shift clamps these Doctors opened many new doors to the medical world. Chapter 6 "In the O.R." is pretty gruesome. Details of intestinal wounds abdominal wounds and pretty much everything a war could destroy on a body.
But its not all blood and guts. D.R. Apel talks of the korean's who helped around the camp. The use of the white rocks in the compund. Plus his first day at the MASH was spent on his feet for 72 hrs. operating. Amazing.
I would have ggave the book a five star rating but there was a section on a paper the D.R. wrote on arteral repair which IMO took away from the book. It might have worked better at the end of the book.
Nice pictures of procedures and Korea. This book is a must for people who like the TV show and would really like to see what went on in a real MASH outfit during the real Korean war.
Rating: 2
Summary: Well I didn't like it
Comment: Just because I'm a housewife it doesn't mean that I don't read. I buy three magazines every week and I don't just look at the pictures either. I may not have read MASH right through, but that's because by page 200 I could tell that Hawkeye wasn't going to be in the story. I think that's misleading and I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks so. No-one likes the episodes without Hawkeye and that's just a fact. The author must think we're all dummies if he thinks this book is going to be a success. I've told all my friends not to buy it and I'm going to tell everyone at Tuesday night Housie too. People don't watch MASH because it's about a Mobile Army Soldiers Hospital, they watch it because Alan Alder is the best actor in the world. As for this so-called "MASH" book, I happen to know that the author's research is wrong. In the second chapter, one of the surgeons couldn't get hold of razor blades for at least four weeks. This is obviously wrong because all the surgeon would have to do is talk to Radar and Radar would pull a favour to get the razor blades in by chopper. This book is a complete waste of time and I recommend you read "Hawkeye, the man behind the MASH" instead.
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Title: Mash: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker ISBN: 0688149553 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 02 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title:M*A*S*H - Season Five (Collector's Edition) ASIN: B00008YGS0 Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video Pub. Date: 09 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $27.99 |
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Title: Complete Book of Mash by Susy Kalter ISBN: 0810980835 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 15 March, 1988 List Price(USD): $19.98 |
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Title: Secrets of the M.A.S.H Mess: The Lost Recipes of Private Igor by Jeff Maxwell ISBN: 1888952415 Publisher: Cumberland House Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title:M*A*S*H - Season Four (Collector's Edition) ASIN: B00008WJE5 Publisher: Fox Home Entertainment Pub. Date: 15 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $32.78 |
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