The Battle of Tannenberg

Knights. Men of Fire. Men of Blood. Men of Honour. Sometimes. This story is about two knightly orders that epitomised death, conquest and glory, at the expense of a reputation. They were founded in peacetime, but war only made them more powerful and dangerous. The men of the Knights Templar and Teutonic Order took no prisoners, but others conspired in the shadows to defeat them. This is how.
(Note: This is part 1 of a trilogy of short story collections. Each story starts off bad, but gets better as it goes along, bear with it.)