The Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual
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The Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual (Ballantine Books 1975, reprinted in 1986) is a fictional reference book by Franz Joseph Schnaubelt about the workings of Starfleet, a military, exploratory, and diplomatic organization featured in the television series Star Trek.
It claims to be a collection of factual documents from the future sent back in time to the 20th century describing Starfleet in the 23rd century, but of course this is simply a story for entertainment purposes. (This is a conceit not shared by other Star Trek-related productions and publications.)
It features a wide variety of extremely detailed technical information, though non-canon, about Starfleet's organization, ships, and members, and was used as the basis for many elements of the strategy game Star Fleet Battles.