Legends of the Black Orchid

In the spring of 1914, two college
friends, Thomas "Tiggy" McStuart and Hans von Gotha, one
British and the other German, find themselves on opposite
sides of the impending war. Tiggy's dream of becoming a
barrister and Hans' plan to receive his doctorate are
quickly fading. As Hans leaves for Germany after being
conscripted, he realizes their friendship might never be the
same. Tiggy, feeling compelled to defend the crown, joins
the London Light Infantry where he excels as a sniper in
World War I and is eventually captured by the Germans.
Meanwhile, Hans completes express doctorate training and is
sent to serve at a field hospital in France. The lives of
the two friends reconnect in a way neither of them thought
possible. Based on real-life events, Legends of the Black
Orchid follows Tiggy and Hans through World War I and the
start of World War II. It depicts how circumstances and the
influences of the Black Orchid, a society formed by the
royal families of Europe, bring them together as one,
ultimately making them part of an exclusive intelligence
unit that becomes the platform on which the British and
American governments form a cooperative base for espionage.