Watch Film and Bonus Features: War of 1812 : PBS

The War of 1812 premieres Monday, October 10, 2011 at 9pm ET.
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Bonus Features

The Making of the Documentary

Military Realities

An examination of the communication, logistics, weaponry and uniforms.

The Canadian Perspective

Presents the British North American perspective.

Black Soldiers and Sailors in The War of 1812

The British Blockade

Examines the effects the British exerted on U.S. Navy and shipping

Military Medicine

Surveys the risk soldiers took on the battlefields and in the camps.

The Treaty of Ghent

Outlines the agreement that ended the war.

Legacies of the War

Legacy of the War of 1812 and the impact it had on Native nations in North America.

The War of 1812is a production of WNED-TV, Buffalo/Toronto and Florentine Films/Hott Productions Inc., in association with WETA Washington, D.C., with funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities ,The Wilson Foundation, Warren and Barbara Goldring, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Philip B. Lind and The Annenberg Foundation with additional support from The Baird Foundation, Niagara Falls Bridge Commission and The Jackman Foundation.

American gun crew

British troops and commanders on parade

British troops re-enacting a battle scene

Re-enactor at the helm of the Pride of Baltimore

The Pride of Baltimore

Tecumseh’s warriors at the Battle of the Thames

Re-enactor portraying Tecumseh’s at the Battle of the Thames

Winter battle

Sun setting over a military encampment