1914 - World War I - The African Front Lt. Richard Parks is a young British officer and iconoclast stationed in East Africa. Wanting to get right into fighting the war, he can't stand army inefficiency, delay, and sycophancy, so he accepts a dangerous, covert mission to lead a small team of African soldiers to infiltrate German East Africa in order to blow up a railway bridge. The army gives him specific orders on how to undertake the mission, but Lt. Parks thinks he knows better and comes up with his own plan. Things don't go as smoothly as intended forcing him to improvise in one of the most hostile fronts in World War I. Follow Lt. Parks and his team of African soldiers as they make their way through Africa by sea, land, and train, all while dodging the German military, wildlife, and disease. The African Front is a forgotten part of World War I, but one of adventure and amazing stories that could only come from this time in history and in a place that forced courage, creativity and ingenuity.