This month, several posts will relate to final days of filming the series in January 1983. We continue this week by looking at Arlene and Alan Alda’s book about the final days of filming. What is it? Alda, Arlene and Alan Alda. The Last Days of M*A*S*H. Verona, NJ: The Unicorn Publishing House, 1983. Why shouldContinue reading “From the M*A*S*H Library 4: The Last Days of M*A*S*H”
Category Archives: M*A*S*H Library
From the M*A*S*H Library 3: Hababy’s Christmas Eve
What is it? Farr, Jamie & Joy. Hababy’s Christmas Eve. Asheville, NC: Back of the Mouse Books, 2010. Why should M*A*S*H fans care? It is a children’s book written by our favorite corpsman, Jamie Farr! As a M*A*S*H fan, what part should I read? All of it; it is only 28 pages long! TL;DR Review HababyContinue reading “From the M*A*S*H Library 3: Hababy’s Christmas Eve”
From the M*A*S*H Library 2: Back Down the Ridge
What is it? White, W. L. Back Down the Ridge. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953. Why should M*A*S*H fans care? It has been said that Back Down the Ridge was required reading for the writers of M*A*S*H as it provided first hand accounts of MASH units. The book also provides a technical analysisContinue reading “From the M*A*S*H Library 2: Back Down the Ridge”
From the M*A*S*H Library 1: M*A*S*H
What is it? Hooker, Richard. MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1968. Why should M*A*S*H fans care? Richard Hooker’s M*A*S*H is the book that started it all. In the book we are introduced to Hawkeye, Trapper John, Hot Lips, Radar, and the whole gang at the 4077th. MoreContinue reading “From the M*A*S*H Library 1: M*A*S*H”
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