It is ridiculously difficult to determine what the American army wore during the American Revolution. For a military miniaturist or miniature wargamer working in the period, one is faced with a choice: paint 'em up the way they were supposed to look, or put 'em in a mix of civvies hunting shirts and bits of uniform.

Mollo's handy and inexpensive little book gives a snapshot into what revolutionary soldiers-American, British, Hessian, Tories and Indians were supposed to look like. It is broader and more inclusive than many other sources. It has errors, but honestly the entire record-based on captured deserters, or uniforms ordered and delivered to the States (but perhaps not the soldiers)-is open to question. Mollo's book is a great beginner's resource that can later be filled out with additional, and more costly, resources. ( )