Ackbar: Wartime Correspondence, volume 8 represented the eighth installment in a series of dispatches and war-related communications provided by Gial Ackbar, the Alliance to Restore the Republic fleet's Admiral and a Mon Calamari. Within this compilation was a communication from Ackbar addressed to his niece, Jesmin Ackbar, explaining the rationale behind permitting former members of the Empire to join the Rebel Alliance during 6 ABY.
These communications initially appeared within The Essential Guide to Warfare, a comprehensive guide focusing on the wars and battles throughout the galaxy. This guide was authored by Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart, and it was published in 2012.