In his gripping memoir, which was dictated to and hand-written by his wife, Vartouhi Yotnakhparian. Armenian Genocide Survivor Levon Yotnakhparian recounts joining the Ottoman military, realizing he had been turned against his own people, and subsequently escaping to rescue other victims. Yotnakhparian‰۪s journey through the desert to find refugees and orphans is detailed in this unique publication, which also features photographs of Yotnakhparian, his orphan recovery group and the men, women and youth whose lives they saved.