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From the MASH Library 4: The Last Days of MASH

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”

From the MAS*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”