The Miracle Ship – Korean War

About this episode

This episode explores the Korean War and its representation in the television series M*A*S*H.

M*A*S*H was a hit television show based on the exploits of army doctors in Korea during the Korean War. The public loved the series, and the last episode in 1983 became the most-watched television broadcast in American history. But few actually know about the horrific war that forms the setting for the series, a war that has theoretically never ended. Often called The Forgotten War, it was overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War. Yet it was the first hot battle of the Cold War ...

People in this episode

Host: Gary Kent

Topics covered

• Korean War
• M*A*S*H
• Cold War
• television history
• forgotten wars

Keywords

• Korean War
• M*A*S*H
• television
• Cold War
• forgotten war
• history
• American history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: M*A*S*H

Places: America

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