When North Korean forces invaded South Korea in 1950, Otto Apel was a surgical resident living in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and three children. A year later he was chief surgeon of the 8076th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital on the front lines. This compelling memoir tells his story, and makes a significant contribution to the body of literature on the Korean War. 50 photos.
" When North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, Otto Apel was a surgical resident living in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and three young children. A year later he was chief surgeon of the 8076th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital constantly near the front lines in Korea. Immediately upon arriving in camp, Apel performed 80 hours of surgery. His feet swelled so badly that he had to cut his boots off, and he saw more surgical cases in those three and a half days than he would have in