"The Clone Wars Begin" is a part of the Star Wars Encyclopedia series, a collection of canon reference guides. Its release date was May 18, 2021.
A military struggle engulfed nearly all regions of the galaxy for a period of three years. The Clone Wars resulted in the deaths of billions and brought the Jedi Order to the brink of destruction.
Sheev Palpatine secretly masterminded the entirety of this conflict, gaining political power within the Galactic Republic while simultaneously controlling the Confederacy of Independent Systems as his secret Sith Lord persona, Darth Sidious. Following a period of careful planning, the then-Supreme Chancellor Palpatine held sway over both factions from the moment the war commenced, with his public persona remaining unsuspected and the grim future that awaited the galaxy completely unforeseen...