Bibliograph

MASH, an army surgeon in Korea, Otto F. Apel and Pat Apel

Type

Label

MASH, an army surgeon in Korea, Otto F. Apel and Pat Apel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

MASH

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

47011547

Responsibility statement

Otto F. Apel and Pat Apel

Sub title

an army surgeon in Korea

Summary

"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 that 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. There were also the lighter moments

Table Of Contents

From the Gridiron to the Iron Triangle -- "The Spirit of '76" -- The MASH in Action -- The Mechanized Angels -- Where We Lived -- In the OR -- "We're Going to Be Court-Martialed" -- The Friends We Left Behind -- Rotating Out

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