Miller primarily discusses her military service, especially as a member of the 2nd Mapping Squadron " Miller details caring for her invalid mother as a child; difficulty of finding a job during the Depression; listening to speeches from Europe in the early 1930s; boarding with a woman whose son she later married; and her parents' deaths. " Topics related to World War II include trying to join the WAAC as an officer, but being denied; a cold winter during basic training; advantages of being older than most recruits; men enlisting in the WAAC; failing a "dot and dash" test; being respected and harassed by different soldiers; traveling with soldiers and sailors and competition between the services; mapping the United States for defensive reasons; planes outfitted with cameras; a civilian party in Colorado Springs; WAC friends, including Elsie Ribiero; a commanding officer who didn't believe women should outrank men; being a corporal for only one day before being made a sergeant; working with Germans to analyze photographs of German factories; advantages of her military service; showing her slip to a sailor; hiding civilian clothes during inspections; her opinion of women in combat positions; and World War II atrocities. Other topics include her post-war teaching career and her extensive travels.