Noting that Vader brought insufficient spacecraft to properly blockade the planet and then landed his troops far enough away to allow the rebels to defend themselves rather than be overwhelmed, the article goes on to list any number of ways that the Empire could have won that battle and, in all likelihood, the war. Those history books, says Wired reporter Spencer Ackerman in a new report, would not be particularly kind to Vader. If there were history books written about the Galactic Empire's struggle with Rebel forces in the Star Wars trilogy, one of they key moments in time would be a battle at Hoth, when Darth Vader personally oversaw a small-scale battle which saw nearly every key Rebel player escape just a short time before their decisive victory at Endor.
