This book should be required reading for high school American History. The true story of the American Minutemen is inexplicably never told. In this book, the reader learns of the foresight, wisdom, experience, tactics, strategy, bravery and strength these people brought to bear upon the strongest army on Earth; why it's no surprise we won and how the Minutemen & Militia birthed our Armed Forces of today.
It's a quick read and will have you on the edge of your seat. It will also make you proud of the foundations of our government and military.
Don't miss it! In fact, buy the 3 books recommended together; this one, "Paul Revere's Ride" and "The Day The American Revolution Began." If your Revolutionary history consists of "Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere . . ." then you need these 3 books.

I highly recommend this book to those that want to know what happened on that fateful day. It is a quicker read than Fischer's "Paul Revere's Ride" due to not dealing with as much background. Both are worth reading to learn how it all began.