The History Channel Presents The War of 1812

The History Channel Presents The War of 1812


Starring:Mark D. Hutter, Sally E. Bennett, Dave Fagerberg, H. David Wright, Craig Fisher (II), Victor Suthren, William Rachel, Ray Gardner (III), Dave Lamb (III), Cynda Carpenter-Abolt, Alan Gephardt, Harold R. Raleigh, Doug DeCroix, Dave Jurgella, Timothy Pickles, Peter Twist, Bill Sheets, Jay Eben, Greg Whalen, Martin O'Malley (III)
Director: Gary Foreman
Studio: A&E Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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From a seemingly disastrous decision to declare war to the glory of the stars and stripes, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® PRESENTS: THE WAR OF 1812 chronicles of one of america's most defining moments. Only 30 years after gaining independence, the upstart United States found itself once again battling Great Britain. At stake were the future of emocracy and America's Manifest Destiny. Pitted against the world's most powerful nation, victory seemed unlikely. But then Andrew Jackson's brilliant leadership, a lone sniper, and one of the most lopsided victories in military history turned the tide of the war. THE HISTORY CHANNEL® PRESENTS: THE WAR OF 1812 is the authoritative chronicle of one of America's most defining moments. THE HISTORY CHANNEL® PRESENTS: THE WAR OF 1812 contains the following programs: FIRST INVASION: THE WAR OF 1812--President James Madison declares war on Great Britain, a decision that at first appears disastrous. SAVE OUR HISTORY: THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER--The history of the stars and stripes and the poem penned as a tribute. THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS--General Andrew Jackson leads American forces to improbable victory. ANDREW JACKSON: A MAN FOR THE PEOPLE--A&E BIOGRAPHY® unveils the man behind the leader, from General to President. THE IRONCLADS--A revealing look at the battleships put to sea in the War of 1812. DVD FEATURES: Behind the Scenes of "First Invasion: The War of 1812"; "Surviving an 1812 Battleship" Episode From Extreme History, hosted by Roger Daltrey; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
The History Channel Presents The War of 1812
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Every American needs to see this.
  • Not bad
  • The Forgotten War
  • Who's History?
  • Well... um.....
 The History Channel Presents The War of 1812
Starring: Mark D. Hutter , Sally E. Bennett , Dave Fagerberg , H. David Wright , and Craig Fisher (II)
Director: Gary Foreman
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
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ASIN: B000742G0G
Release Date: 2005-02-22

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From a seemingly disastrous decision to declare war to the glory of the stars and stripes, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® PRESENTS: THE WAR OF 1812 chronicles of one of america's most defining moments. Only 30 years after gaining independence, the upstart United States found itself once again battling Great Britain. At stake were the future of emocracy and America's Manifest Destiny. Pitted against the world's most powerful nation, victory seemed unlikely. But then Andrew Jackson's brilliant leadership, a lone sniper, and one of the most lopsided victories in military history turned the tide of the war. THE HISTORY CHANNEL® PRESENTS: THE WAR OF 1812 is the authoritative chronicle of one of America's most defining moments. THE HISTORY CHANNEL® PRESENTS: THE WAR OF 1812 contains the following programs: FIRST INVASION: THE WAR OF 1812--President James Madison declares war on Great Britain, a decision that at first appears disastrous. SAVE OUR HISTORY: THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER--The history of the stars and stripes and the poem penned as a tribute. THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS--General Andrew Jackson leads American forces to improbable victory. ANDREW JACKSON: A MAN FOR THE PEOPLE--A&E BIOGRAPHY® unveils the man behind the leader, from General to President. THE IRONCLADS--A revealing look at the battleships put to sea in the War of 1812. DVD FEATURES: Behind the Scenes of "First Invasion: The War of 1812"; "Surviving an 1812 Battleship" Episode From Extreme History, hosted by Roger Daltrey; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Every American needs to see this........2007-06-22

The History Channel's "War of 1812' is two DVD disk's long, but it is not one long documentary. What it is is several different documentaries that are connected by the themes of the war. The first is a 90 minute of the war; from it's beginning from the British capturing American sailors and inciting Indian revolts against America; continuing through the rough start of the first years of fighting; the assault of Fort McHenry; the burning of Washington D.C.; and the last battle of the war, The Battle of New Orleans (fought after a peace treaty had been signed by Americans and the English).

The next program is about Francis Scott Key writing The Star Spangled Banner and it's progression through American history. The third program is about Andrew Jackson, the hero of New Orleans and future president. Another program is about the Ironclads, a very important navel innovation that was actually a small part of the War of 1812; it really came to prominence during The American Civil War. And there is a short show about what life was like on a ship during the War of 1812. (Warning: This is an interesting documentary, but because of Roger Daltrey's one track mind, it's a little salty for younger kids.) All of these are very interesting and informative; I'd recommend these programs for schools as class room aides.

A great series about `The Forgotten War', this needs to be seen. The War is little understood and regarded as an unimportant war by lay persons. It's a shame because this war was as important to America's independence as The Revolutionary War was.

4 out of 5 stars Not bad .......2006-06-27

I am really sick of the many negative reviews this documentary has been given. In case you didn't know The History Channel is a channel that makes it's shows for the GENERAL AUDIENCE. It is not a channel made for historians only. I love history, and I love studying it. Yes, the show was a bit short and I do not like the fact that they didn't talk much about the war on the frontier (especially how they only briefly mentioned the capture of Fort Mackinac in Michigan.) But for god's sake! If they made this show into an 8 hour long historian's dissertation they would first run out of money, and two only attract historians. I think that shows like these are supposed to be used as staring points in terms of getting into history. So, I recommend this show for new history buffs, new amateur historians, the general public, and grade school and high school classrooms.

5 out of 5 stars The Forgotten War.......2006-03-12

I purchased this to view with my students while discussing the War of 1812. It did a fantastic job of laying out the second war with Britain and its implications. The students were able to listen to noted historians on the subject, and view "film footage" created to re-enact the various major moments of the war.

The film did an admirable job of laying out the blunders and lack of good judgement that was often associated with this particular war. It also brought into its story the creation of the poem "The Battle of Fort McHenry" written by young lawyer (Francis Scott Key) that would later become our national anthem, and the unforgetable battle of New Orleans that made Andrew Jackson an icon and helped to push our country into the "Era of Good Feelings".

Well written and interesting. There were a few "dry spots" but they did not last over long. Great for someone who is studying this particular aspect of American History.

2 out of 5 stars Who's History?.......2005-09-30

Neither side in the 1812-1815 war emerged victorious, although you might think one side did from watching this documentary. The US came close to defeat several times and it was only the occasional victory (Fort McHenry) that saved the US. Had the US navy not secured victories in the northern lakes, then the US army would have been in serious trouble.

With Napoleon defeated, Great Britain started to transfer large amounts of ships and experienced troops to America. There was no opposing great power like France, Spain or Holland to come to it's aid this time. Had the war not ended, then there is every chance the United States would have gone bankrupt and lost some of the states. New England was close to breaking away.

The Treaty of Ghent ended the war but resolved none of the issues that started it. This documentary is interesting for some of the details, but the overall slant is biased and could have provided so much more details.

Not sure why Ironclads are on the dvd since all ships were still made of wood in 1815.

2 out of 5 stars Well... um............2005-07-09

I've studied this war a bit and read some interesting books on the topic by some of the top historians, and I have to say that the producers of this film did not try very hard to fit in some key details in the time slot they alloted for this documentary. Many key events were completely ignored in favor of a popular view of history. It does not address the notion of the United States' overpowering desire to sieze Canada, nor of the intense unpopularity of the war in New England. Could have been done a lot better, as were many of the earlier documentaries done by The History Channel when it first premiered (check out The American Revolution - quite excellent!).

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