The War of 1812 / [compilation, A & E Television Networks].

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The first episode, "First invasion : the War of 1812," depicts how only 30 years after winning the independence, the upstart United States waged another war with Great Britain. Motivated by the high-seas capture of American sailors and the desire to annex Canadian lands, President Madison declared w...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Native Sun Productions
Gary L. Foreman Productions
Perpetual Motion Films
Non Fiction Films Inc
Boom Pictures
History Channel (Television network)
Arts and Entertainment Network
New Video Group
Other Authors: Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014 (Narrator)
Mudd, Roger, 1928-2021 (Host)
Savior, Paul (Narrator)
Coyote, Peter (Narrator)
Markham, Monte (Director, Narrator, Producer)
Daltrey, Roger (Host)
Foreman, Gary L. (Screenwriter, Director, Producer)
Raine, Carolyn H. (Producer)
Drooker, Arthur (Screenwriter)
Chemerka, William (Screenwriter)
Gavin, Dolores (Screenwriter)
Berg, Andrew D. (Screenwriter, Producer)
Scalere, Michael (Screenwriter, Producer)
Gagliasso, Dan (Screenwriter)
Friedman, Adam (Director, Producer)
Litz, Robert J. (Robert Joseph) (Screenwriter)
Ehrlich, Rosanne (Producer)
Sublett, Jesse (Screenwriter)
Fulkerson, Lee (Screenwriter)
Ginsburg, Matthew (Screenwriter, Director)
Felsen, David (Screenwriter)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: New York, NY : Arts and Entertainment Network : Distributed by New Video, [2005], ©2005.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Madison, James, > 1751-1836.
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845.
Key, Francis Scott, > 1779-1843.
Monitor (Ironclad)
United States. > Navy > History > War of 1812.
United States. > Navy.
Star-spangled banner (Song)
New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815.
Armored vessels > History > 19th century.
Warships > History > 19th century.
Armored vessels.
Military operations, Naval.
Warships.
United States > History, Military.
United States > History > War of 1812.
Baltimore (Md.) > History > War of 1812.
United States > History > War of 1812 > Naval operations.
Louisiana > New Orleans.
Maryland > Baltimore.
United States.
Nonfiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Military history.
1800 - 1899
Genre:
Nonfiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Military history.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 280 min. + extras [i.e. 317 min.]) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
History Channel presents.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Volume 1 First invasion : The War of 1812 / executive producer/director, Gary L. Foreman ; producer, Carolyn H. Raine ; writers, Arthur Drooker, William Chemerka, Dolores Gavin, Gary L. Foreman ; produced by Native Sun Productions ; History Television Network Productions (2004) (92 min.)
  • Save our history : The Star-Spangled Banner / produced and written by Andrew D. Berg ; produced by History Television Productions (1998) (47 min.)
  • First Invasion : Behind the scenes / writer/producer, Michael Scalere ; History Television Network Productions (2004) (21 min.).
  • Volume 2 Frontier, the decisive battles: the battle of New Orleans / producer-director Gary L. Foreman ; writer, Dan Gagliasso ; Swell ; Gary L. Foreman Productions ; History Channel ; A & E Television Networks (2000) (45 min.)
  • Andrew Jackson : a man for the people / produced and directed by Monte Markham and Adam Friedman ; written by Robert J. Litz ; a Perpetual Motion Films production ; a presentation of Non Fiction Films, Inc. in association with A & E Network (1995) (45 min.)
  • The great ships: the ironclads / produced and directed by Monte Markham ; producer, Rosanne Ehrlich ; written by Jesse Sublett and Lee Fulkerson ; A Non Fiction Films, Inc. presentation of a Perpetual Motion Films production for the History Channel (1997) (45 min.)
  • Extreme history: surviving an 1812 battleship / director, Matthew Ginsburg ; writers, David Felsen and Matthew Ginsburg ; produced by Boom Pictures for The History Channel, A & E Television Networks (2003) (22 min.).