Our nurses arrive in Egypt and soon realise that war is not quite the 'splendid adventure' they initially thought as they deal with convoy after convoy of dead and dying men from the botched Gallipoli campaign.

Overcoming intense hardship on the Greek island of Lemnos, Olive and Grace care for the injured troops from the botched August Offensive while Elsie fights to nurse her wounded husband Syd.

In Egypt, Alice and Elsie are confronted by the heart-wrenching reality of love during wartime, and whilst enduring the horrific conditions on Lemnos, Olive faces her greatest test of faith and resolve.