"This story is a concise hour by hour account of what was happening during the first 24 hours of the American Revolution on the American and British sides. Numerous eyewitness accounts from both points of view are given on the day's events. Atrocities committed by both sides are exposed. The story of each town is told as they receive the news that, 'The Redcoats are coming!'"--Back cover.

Maps -- Part I: The British March and the Alarm is Given -- Part II: Alarms Given to Other Towns in the Area -- Part III: The Battle of Lexington -- Part IV: The Battle of Concord -- Part V: Battle Road from Concord to Lexington -- Part VI: Battle Road from Lexington to Boston -- Part VII: Back to Boston -- Part VIII: Losses -- Part IX: Propaganda of Lexington and Concord.