MASH: An Army Surgeon in Korea

De: Otto F. Apel JR. M.D., Pat Apel

Narrado por: Dr. Bill Brooks

When North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, Otto Apel was a surgical resident living in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and three young children. A year later he was chief surgeon of the 8076th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, constantly near the front lines in Korea. Immediately upon arriving in camp, Apel performed 80 hours of surgery. His feet swelled so badly, he had to cut his boots off, and he saw more surgical cases in those three and a half days than he would have in a year back in Cleveland. In addition to his own story, Apel details the operating conditions, workload, and patient care at the MASH units while revealing the remarkable advances made in emergency medical care. MASH units were the first hospitals designed for operations close to the front lines, and from this particularly difficult vantage their medical staffs were responsible for innovations in the use of antibiotics and blood plasma and in arterial repair. On film and television, MASH doctors and nurses have been portrayed as irreverent and having little patience with standard military procedures. In this powerful memoir, Apel reveals just how realistic these portrayals were.

The book is published by The University Press of Kentucky.

©1998 The University Press of Kentucky (P)2015 Redwood Audiobooks

Reseñas de la Crítica

"The authors have skillfully blended the surgeon's personal experiences into the bigger picture of military medicine, providing the reader with an informative and interesting account of the MASH and its impact during the Korean War." ( Military)

"A superb book... Reading this fine nonfiction account of an army surgeon in the Korean War will make you wish you had been there treating casualties. It did me!" ( Journal of the American Medical Association)

"An excellent account of the history of MASH units and how they operated in Korea." ( Navy Medicine)

mash is great

awesome book would recommen for anyone who is interested the Korean war 5 + stars

Doctors Go To Wsr

This is a true story told by a young doctor and his experiences going to war in Korea.

Detailed and informative

Had to do some research on Korean War MASH units for a play and this book is extremely helpful. Good reader also.

MASH and the Korean War

As a child I watched MASH on tv in 1972. I've always wondered if some of the episodes were true, like Five O' Clock Charlie. What interested me was how civilian doctors were drafted and expected to cope close to the front lines. Not only them but nurses and other medical professionals. How illprepared the Army was. The ingenuity of the doctors to make the clamp that arterial repair and vein grafts could be possible was such a progressive action.

I think with the current political climate and tensions overseas that people should listen to this. The Korean War, the forgotten war no longer. Thank you to all the doctors, medical personnel, and soldiers. As a daughter of a WWII veteran, our military keeps us free by answering their call to duty.

A Tribute to the Human Spirit

Tragedy turned into resilient triumphs is told firsthand through the experiences of an actual Korean War surgeon.
This book will leave a mark on your heart and brain for years to come.