
Through exclusive access to mission logs, audio recordings, and Council sessions, we will paint an accurate picture of the war as the Commander saw it, and hopefully come to a complete understanding of how Earth fought The Long War." Most importantly, we will delve into the decision-making process of the mysterious Commander of XCOM forces in the field. We will explore the back-room deals and bitter political fights between Council nations, their relationship with the operational arms of XCOM and how it impacted both those fighting and the billions of humans being fought for. More importantly, the history will take you to the front lines (and back alleys) through the oral histories of the soldiers, scientists, and engineers who were there.

The Council's Office of Inspector General, Archives of the XCOM Research and Development Division, Training and Doctrine Directorate, and Council Archives have all submitted vast quantities of archival material for what will ultimately become the official account of mankind's first contact with alien life. What follows is the most detailed account to date of the First Interplanetary War as those who know of it are now calling it. Many brave soldiers would make the ultimate sacrifice, and many more would have to become something inhuman to stop the alien menace.

In the following months and years, a small group of dedicated individuals, working in absolute secrecy, would respond, defend, and ultimately repel the alien incursion on our fragile blue planet. "On March 1, 2015, Earth was forever changed by the arrival of true extra-terrestrial life.
