Former Secretary of the Navy and prominent Armenian-American Paul R. Ignatius looks back on family history, childhood in Glendale, California (long before it had a "Little Armenia"), colorful characters (both famous and obscure) and Hollywood brushes with greatness, military service during World War II, and more. Chapters newly added for this second edition include reminiscences of Ignatius' former boss, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and two homecomings of sorts: ont to Hoover High School in Glendale and the other a visit to ancestral lands in Historic Armenia.