They told me journalism was a man's job . . .

Medical journalist Alice Simmons’s quest to become a war correspondent careens headlong into a wall of sexism and deceit. The suave officer in charge of the American Army press office refuses to let Alice leave Paris while her male counterparts scramble to the Front. One evening, his misogyny escalates to a drunken assault. Alice manages to fight back, but her attacker begins a campaign of false allegations to cover his crime and force her newspaper to fire her. Things come to a boil when he falsely accuses her of being a German spy.

A nursing position in an American Red Cross military hospital is Alice’s only hope to remain in France. It turns out to be the best scoop of her career. Wounded marines and soldiers from the Battle of Belleau Wood flood her ward. Their plight unlocks her compassion and capacity to love, both long-buried after a childhood tragedy. Their courage inspires her to seek justice for the crime committed against her.

(Photo from the USMC Historical Division collection)