THE WAR OF 1812; THE WAR THAT BOTH SIDES WON Wesley Turner Toronto, Dundurn Press, 1990. 144pp, paper, $14.95 ISBN 0-55002-075-7. CIP Grades 10 and up/Ages 15 and up Reviewed by Donna J. Adrian. Volume 19 Number 2 1991 March Derived from his textbook, The War of 1812: The War for Canada, The War of 1812: The War That Both Sides Won is an expanded and updated (to the finding of the Hamilton and the Scourge in 1975 and the discovery of the skeletons at Snake Hill in 1987) general history. Maps, photographs, cartoons, paintings, drawings of uniforms, etc., enhance the text. An objective account of the war from the American and British view­points shows no bias. The text covering the events of the war year by year recounts with clarity and understanding the conflict, relating the events in America to the wider context of war in Europe. Details on the individual battles are brief, as is bio­graphical information on the military leaders. An interesting section deals with the contribution of the native peoples, in particular, the contribution of Tecumseh to the British and Cana­dian defence of Canada, and the unfortunate treatment of the native people as a result of the Treaty of Ghent. The book also discusses the emergence of Canadian nationalism as a result of the war. The text is easy to read, although I found the use of would to express a past idea disconcerting and sometimes unnecessary. There are notes, a chronology of the war, selected further readings, sources on the history, dress and accoutrements of fighting units, and an index. Recommended for Ontario history courses and for general Canadian history programs. Donna J. Adrian, Laurenval School Board, Rosemere, Que.