This is simply an intense view of the operating room of the 4077th surgical hospital. It involves the give and take of the surgeons as they try to do their jobs, despite a variety of roadblocks. They don't always win and there are some near miracles. Hawkeye performs an open heart massage which has everyone stunned, only to lose the patient later. Frank nearly removes the only kidney a soldier has. Fortunately, Trapper stops him in time. The fatigue and effort are the stars of this drama. These guys just keep going. I don't know how accurate the series is. Can people really work with the precision of these guys for 32 hours straight? This does have the famous Sidney Friedman line in it: "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice. Pull down your pants and slide on the ice." I've used it many times.