Text and illustrations describe the characters, settings, and history of battles from the Star Wars movies, written from the perspective of Imperial military leaders and presented as found by Rebel forces before the destruction of the Death Star.

Author from page 160. "Filed by: Commander Luke Skywalker, Alliance Command"--Page preceding title page. "Star Wars" logo appears at head of title on page [1] of cover and on spine. "Legends Star Wars"--Page [4] of cover. "Disney/Lucasfilm"--Copyright information on page 160.

Part I,The Imperial Military / by Admiral Wullf Yularen -- Part II, The Imperial Navy / by Admiral Conan Antonio Motti -- Part III, The Imperial Army / by High General Cassio Tagge -- Part IV, The Stormtrooper Corps / by TX-5532 -- Part V, The Imperial Doctrine / by Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin.