Which publisher released MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors?

William Morrow released MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors in 1968. The novel was written under the pen name Richard Hooker, used by former Army surgeon H. Richard Hornberger, with assistance from writer W. C. Heinz.

Hornberger drew on his service with the 8055th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. The book follows fictional surgeons at the 4077th MASH, including Hawkeye Pierce, Trapper John McIntyre, and Duke Forrest. Its mixture of battlefield medicine, irreverent humor, and anti-authoritarian characters became the foundation for the later M*A*S*H film and television series.

A common mix-up is confusing the original hardcover publisher with later paperback publishers. Pocket Books issued a 1969 paperback edition, while William Morrow is the publisher associated with the novel’s original 1968 publication. The book was followed by MASH Goes to Maine in 1972.