In 1943\, Irene Woodward abandons an abusi ve fiancé\; in New York to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Eur ope. She makes fast friends in training with Dorothy Dunford\, a towering Midwesterner with a ferocious wit. Together they are part of an elite grou p of women\, nicknamed Donut Dollies\, who command military vehicles calle d \;Clubmobiles \;at the front line\, providing camaraderie and a taste of home that may be the only solace before troops head into battle. After D-Day\, these two intrepid friends join the Allied soldiers streamin g into France. Their time in Europe will see them embroiled in danger\, fr om the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Buchenwald. Through her fr iendship with Dorothy\, and a love affair with a courageous American fight er pilot named Hans\, Irene learns to trust again. Her most fervent hope\, which becomes more precarious by the day\, is for all three of them to su rvive the war intact. \;
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