To the War of 1812 List: Although there were only one or two "errors" in the History Channel's special last Sunday, Sept. 12, the program was strictly from the American point of view. The Canadian view of the conflict is quite different. Canadians tend to view the conflict as the last time the Americans attempted to militarily take-over the provinces that now form Canadian Confederation. Also, Canadian students study the War of 1812 for many weeks-- in contrast to us. The War of 1812 is always glossed over in our text books. * * * It should be noted that we Americans kicked-off the "burn-baby-burn" syndrome endemic to this war by torching a town named Newark (Niagara), Upper Canada (Ontario). A local commander made the decision to Ontario. The British/Canadians immediately retaliated by burning to the ground Buffalo, New York. It went on from there, with York (Toronto) and Washington being but the big-name victims of the torch. In contrast to 20th Century wars, the combatants had the good taste to not torch the civilians while toasting the town. Bill Volonte William J. Volonte Attorney at Law 117 Central Avenue Hackensack, NJ 07601-4207 Tel.: (201) 883-0777; Fax: (201) 883-0767 H: (201) 659-4941; Cell: (201) 780-4327 E-Mail: H: volonte@promail.com; O: volonte@qmail.com