Star Wars: Handbook of the Imperial Armed Forces

In the name of the Emperor: Discipline, obedience, and absolute loyalty!

The Galactic Empire rules countless star systems with an iron fist. But even the most powerful fleet and the most feared stormtroopers need more than just blasters, Star Destroyers, and a menacing-looking Sith Lord to maintain control over an entire galaxy.

They need strategy. Organization. And commanders who know exactly what they’re doing.

With *Star Wars: Handbook of the Imperial Armed Forces—Commanders’ Guide*, you hold in your hands a top-secret training and reference manual of the Imperial military. Written from the perspective of high-ranking officers, this extraordinary companion book offers a fascinating insight into the mindset, tactics, and military structures of the Galactic Empire.

Welcome to the Imperial command structure!

To expand the Emperor’s rule as efficiently as possible, experienced officers from various branches of the Imperial military have compiled their knowledge for newly promoted commanders.

The result is a comprehensive guide filled with tactical guidelines, military procedures, mission reports, and classified documents. Here you’ll learn the principles by which the Empire organizes its forces and how its commanders are to enforce galactic order.

But this manual has a very special history.

After the Battle of Endor, the top-secret document falls into the hands of the Rebel Alliance. There, it is passed among various commanders, who do not simply accept Imperial ideology at face value.

Personal notes and comments from the Rebels supplement the original records and offer a second perspective on the Empire’s military philosophy.

The result is an extraordinary in-universe document that not only sheds light on the strategies of the Imperial forces but also reveals how their opponents assess them.

Here’s what you can expect:

• An official Star Wars companion book: A fictional military manual straight from the universe of a galaxy far, far away.
• Insights into the Imperial military: strategies, tactical guidelines, and procedures of various branches of the Galactic Empire’s armed forces.
• Confidential mission reports: Military documents and records from the perspective of Imperial officers.
• Comments from the Rebel Alliance: Personal notes from Rebel commanders supplement and challenge Imperial directives.
• Special in-universe concept: The book is designed to make it seem as though you are reading an actual, formerly classified document from the Star Wars galaxy.
• Hardcover: An interesting collector’s item for fans of the Imperial forces and lovers of in-depth Star Wars background information.
• By Daniel Wallace: Written by the renowned author of numerous Star Wars non-fiction and companion books, translated into German by Andreas Kasprzak.

For Imperials, Rebels, and curious Holocron collectors

Whether you’re interested in the Empire’s military organization, want to delve deeper into the Star Wars backstory, or simply want to know how an Imperial commander is prepared for his duties: This handbook offers an unusual perspective on the conflict between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance.

Particularly compelling is the contrast between the self-assured instructions of Imperial officers and the comments added later by their opponents.

Star Wars: Handbook of the Imperial Forces—Commander’s Guide is thus far more than an ordinary reference work: it is a piece of fictional military history from a galaxy full of power struggles, rebellions, and legendary battles.

So, Commander: Study your orders carefully. The Emperor tolerates no negligence.

And if this handbook were to accidentally fall into the hands of the Rebels… well, that would likely make for a rather unpleasant entry in your personnel file.