They break rules, disdain the officious military types, drink like a fish, dispense their own brand of justice and play elaborate pranks which might include fake human sacrifice. To call them maverick is an understatement.
The story revolves around three surgeons in this unit – Hawkeye, Duke and Trapper John aka the Swampmen. Richard had himself served in the Korean War at the 8055th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as a surgeon and based the novel on his personal experiences. This book has been written by Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr, under the pseudonym Richard Hooker, in collaboration with W. But welcome to the mad world of 4077th MASH – one of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) of the US Armed Forces serving in the Korean War. When we think of the military we usually think of discipline, rigid hierarchy, and strict adherence to protocols. He had called it a “cult”, I do understand why.
What a book! I am giving it a rating of 4.5!Ī friend had told me about this book when I was in college.
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