On Board: My Life in the Navy, Government, and Business

In this memoir, Paul Ignatius, a former secretary of the Navy and past president of the Washington Post, provides insights into significant events of the twentieth century—and he was a direct participant in many of them. The book includes vivid personal recollections of Robert McNamara, Clark Clifford, Cyrus Vance, Gen. Creighton Abrams, Adm. Thomas Moorer, and many others. He recounts high moments when Medals of Honor were bestowed, the low moment when USS Pueblo was captured by the North ...