Can one nurse on a mission of mercy and rebellion turn the tide of
WWI?
November 1914
The Great War has come to Brussels, the Germans have occupied the city,
and Edith Cavell, Head Nurse at Berkendael Medical Institute, faces an
impossible situation. As matron of a designated Red Cross hospital,
Edith has sworn an oath to help any who are wounded, under whatever flag
they are found. But Governor von Lüttwitz, the ranking German officer,
has additional orders for her. She and her nurses must also stand guard
over the wounded Allied prisoners of war and prevent them from escaping.
Edith feels that God called her to be a healer, not a jailer. How can
she heal these broken boys, only to allow them to be returned to the
hands of their oppressors to be beaten again?
So when members of the Belgian resistance, desperate for help, bring two
wounded British soldiers to her hospital in secret, she makes a decision
that will change everything: she will heal the soldiers, and then
attempt to smuggle them out of the hospital to freedom.
With her loyal friend and fellow nurse, Elizabeth, by her side, Edith
establishes her hospital as a safe house for the resistance, laboring
tirelessly to save as many soldiers as she can. Working under the
watchful eyes of the German army, Edith faces challenging odds and
charges of treason--which carries the death penalty if she is caught--as
she fights alongside the resistance to bring--and keep--hope to her
small corner of a war-torn world.
Based on a true story, Under the Cover of Mercy is the remarkable
account of one woman who defied an entire nation in order to heal those
who needed her help the most.
