In search of adventure, Inspector Guy Pearson joins the Palestine Police Force under the British Mandate. The year is 1938. Both Palestinians and Jews, at war with each other, regard the British as an occupying power. Guy soons finds himself embroiled in love and intrigue.
In 1912, the German, Stefan Haase, is studying Theology at Oxford. There he meets James Millward and James' sister, Beth. These three lives will be profoundly affected by the coming of the Great War.
Colonel Michael Charteris takes command of a battalion during the beginning of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. Michael oversees the difficult task of training his British and native troops to become a force that can overcome the jungle tactics of the Mau Mau. Matters intesify when the Colonel's wife-to-be is abducted by the Mau Mau.