The book was first announced as The Essential Guide to the Star Wars Military by Karen Traviss on her website on August 5, 2008. PLUS-ENOUGH ADDITIONAL PROFILES, INTEL, HISTORY, AND LORE TO SPAN THE COSMOS!Įncompassing all the Star Wars media, including the legendary films, the hit TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the bestselling books, comics, and videogames, and packed with original full-color artwork, Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare is a conquering achievement.PRESENTS EYEWITNESS TROOPERS' ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT.PROVIDES CAPSULE BIOGRAPHIES OF GREAT MILITARY LEADERS.PROFILES KEY WARSHIP CLASSES, GROUND UNITS, AND MANUFACTURERS.TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ARMAMENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES.EXPLORES NOTABLE MILITARY UNITS AND GROUPS.Extensively researched and inventively written, Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare combines action-filled narrative with encyclopedic knowledge that Now, for the first time, the facts, figures, and fascinating backstories of major clashes and combatants in the vast Star Wars universe have been documented in one fully illustrated volume. Like many a great epic, Star Wars is rooted in a rich history of armed conflict. THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE ULTIMATE INTERGALACTIC BATTLEFIELD