Gone to Graveyards: An Epic Novel of the Korean War

Collier Boyd Ramsay is a young man uncertain about what he wants to do with his future. He is married to a nurse who is frustrated with his artistic aspirations and wants him to have a serious career. With the Korean War raging, Ramsay enlists and enters Officer Candidate School. After finishing the program, Ramsay trains as a medic before being sent to Korea. There, he witnesses enough death and destruction to make him question his country's involvement in the war. When he gets home, he divorces his philandering wife and marries the woman he has always loved. While Robertson's writing is solid, he is overly detailed in his depiction of Ramsay's life%E2%80%94the protagonist doesn't even get to Korea until page 561. Robertson has the basics of a compelling book, but it could be more streamlined.