"General Ward's Colonial Army" is an enlightening collection of articles giving the history of the Massachusetts minute-men and militia that first engaged the British during the Revolutionary War. When this series was originally published for "The Massachusetts Magazine, " 1908-1918, the periodical proved an authoritative resource on the officers of the Massachusetts Revolutionary regiments and has been compiled, edited, and updated for a modern audience by Keith A. Brough.

This book, pulling extensively from the collected information of Dr. Frank A. Gardner-who wrote the original...