Searching for the best route for a modern radio-telecommunications route and systems to stretch from Kampala to Dar es Salaam, we encountered inhospitable country, wild animals, and extreme weather conditions. Halfway into the project, however, we got more excitement than we had bargained for. The Kikuyu tribe in Kenya's Central Province rebelled against British rule (Mau Mau), and we found ourselves in the midst of a savage civil war.