Dorothea and Gladys Cromweell were twin sisters born into wealth in New York's Gilded Age. With America's entry into the First World War, the twins wished to do their part, volunteering for service in their beloved France with the American Red Cross. Stationed near the front lines, the sisters were subjected to round-the-clock bombardment of both their bodies and their very souls. Tragedy struck on the ship bringing them home after the fighting stopped, an event heard round the world.