Tom Gregory is one of the "ninety-day-wonder" lieutenants in WWII. A knee injury keeps him state-side, where he becomes the commanding officer of an Italian prisoner of war camp in a tiny Oklahoma town. Tom falls in love with WAC lieutenant Connie Ballard and together they try to juggle the Italian prisoners, the townspeople, and a Creek Indian community only miles from the camp. Tom is Italian-American and finds to his surprise that he finds friendship and understanding at last among people ostensibly his enemy.