This 1972 Osprey title is unnumbered, and likely one of the original Men-at-Arms books.

Written by the legendary Peter Young, and its one of those tries-to-too much members of this series. Young's narrative covers everything from personalities, to history, to equippage in 37 pages of text. That is difficult because the details of the Continental army remain much in dispute.

The saving grace are the plates. Artist Michael Roffe's subjects are nicely non-uniform, though they lack some of the rags and tatters that likely plagued Washington's soldiers. ( )