MASH

novel by Hooker

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  • Ernest Hemingway, 1918
    In War Stories: 13 Modern Writers Who Served in War: Richard Hooker

    …an American surgeon who wrote MASH, a humorous war novel that is based on Hornberger’s experiences as a U.S. Army doctor in the Korean War. Hornberger began writing the novel in 1956, modeling the character of Dr. Benjamin Franklin (“Hawkeye”) Pierce on himself and balancing comical elements with descriptions of…

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