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MASH: A Novel about Three Army Doctors (M*A*S*H, #1)

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Does it also talk about B.J hunnicut,potter,winchester,klinger,Father mulcahy, Henry blake?
William Bevill The town of Winchester, Mass. is mentioned as where John Mcintyre is from or lived in the book. I wonder if they used that later for Charles.
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Is the book like the movie or is it like the first episode of Mash or is that a different book?
Steven Dunlap The author, real name: Dr. Richard Hornberger, Jr. (1924-1997), considered the movie an acceptable representation of his book. He hated the T.V. serie…moreThe author, real name: Dr. Richard Hornberger, Jr. (1924-1997), considered the movie an acceptable representation of his book. He hated the T.V. series. In reality the real-life Hawkeye Pierce was very right-wing and despised the liberal, anti-war message of the T.V. show. (less)
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how is radar described in the book?
Steven Dunlap Radar is the most consistently portrayed character in all of the manifestations of M*A*S*H. Gary Burghoff's performance in the movie and T.V. show ver…moreRadar is the most consistently portrayed character in all of the manifestations of M*A*S*H. Gary Burghoff's performance in the movie and T.V. show very closely resembles the character as described in the book.(less)
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