Captain Anson (John Mills) is the officer commanding a British Royal Army Service Corps Field Ambulance. During the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War when it is apparent that Tobruk is about to be Siege of Tobruk by the German Afrika Korps, Anson and most of his unit are ordered to evacuate to Alexandria. During the evacuation, Anson who is suffering from Posttraumatic stress disorder and alcoholism, Mechanist Sergeant-Major (British Army) Tom Pugh (Harry Andrews), and two nurses, Diana Murdoch (Sylvia Syms) and Denise Norton (Diane Clare) become separated and in an Austin K2/Y ambulance, nicknamed 'Katy',{{refn|group="Note"|These vehicles were commonly known as "Katys" or "Katies" during their wartime service. decide to drive across the desert back to British lines.
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