Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross

by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

"Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross" by L. Frank Baum is a young adult novel published in 1915. When war erupts in Europe, three American girls sacrifice comfort to serve as nurses on a converted hospital ship. Confronting military bureaucracies and battlefield horrors, they treat wounded soldiers while grappling with the brutal realities of World War I. Their idealistic mission faces mounting challenges, including a disfigured surgeon haunted by fear, tragedy on the front lines, and questions about their place in a foreign conflict.