Primarily documents Janet Hester Froome's experiences with the Army Nurse Corps in Australia and New Guinea from 1941 to 1945. Froome chiefly discusses her service during World War II. She details her decision to join the Army Nurse Corps; the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; waiting for embarkation; unequal pay for women; hearing news of air raids on Tokyo, Japan; living quarters and hospital set-up in Brisbane; types of injuries treated in Brisbane; hospital assistants; Australian people, accents, and animals; sleeping outside in Rockhampton; her social life overseas, including music and dances; her lack of awareness about battles and other events; censorship of mail; and overseas uniforms Froome also describes the emotional toll of working with battlefield casualties; the difficulty of getting supplies, especially women's clothing; air raids; church services overseas; anxiety and fear in New Guinea; tropical diseases, including malaria and dengue fever; taking care of patients during air raids; her opinions of President Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt; visiting Sydney, Australia, on leave; food overseas; military inefficiency; advantages of her Army Nurse Corps service, including increased independence and experience; and her opinion of women in combat. " Froome also briefly describes her nursing education and career both before and after World War II.