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This documentary shows how the glories of war become enshrined in history. How failures are quickly forgotten and how inconvenient truths are ignored forever. With stunning reenactments, evocative animation and the incisive commentary of key experts, The War of 1812 presents the strange and awkward conflict that shaped the destiny of a continent.

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The War of 1812 has been made possible by a major grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities, with funding provided by Wilson Foundation Warren and Barbara Goldring, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and Phil Lind. Support programming like The War of 1812 through your local PBS station.

Full episodes
1 VIDEOS

The War of 1812 Full Program
1:53:13 Air Date 10/10/11
Previews
3 VIDEOS

The War of 1812 - Preview
0:30 Air Date 11/27/12

1812 Long Tease
3:02 Air Date 10/10/11

1812 Short Tease
1:23 Air Date 10/10/11
Shorts
8 VIDEOS

Blacks in the War
5:29 Air Date 10/10/12

Legacies of the War
6:58 Air Date 10/10/11

Military Medicine
5:20 Air Date 10/10/11

Military Realities
4:11 Air Date 10/10/11

The British Blockade
4:56 Air Date 10/10/11

The Canadian Perspective
5:35 Air Date 10/10/11

The Making of the Documentary
4:03 Air Date 10/10/11

The Treaty of Ghent
6:14 Air Date 10/10/11