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The War of 1812 [digital videodisc] / [presented by] The History Channel ; Native Sun Productions ; produced by Carolyn H. Raine ; writers, William Chemerka, Arthur Drooker, Gary Foreman, Dolores Gavin ; directed by Gary Foreman.

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Burlington, VT : A&E Home Video ; New York, NY : Distributed by New Video, c2005.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.

Star-spangled banner (Song)

New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815.

Armored vessels.

United States -- History -- War of 1812.

0767077946 (set)

0767077954 (vol. 1)

0767077962 (vol. 2)

2 videodiscs (ca. 280 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Vol. 1. First invasion : the War of 1812 / executive producer/director, Gary L. Foreman ; producer, Carolyn H. Raine ; writers, Arthur Drooker ... [et al.] ; narrator, Edward Herrmann ; produced by Native Sun Productions ; History Television Network Productions (2004) -- Save our history. The star-spangled banner / produced and written by Andrew D. Berg ; host, Roger Mudd ; produced by History Television Productions (1998).

Vol. 2. Frontier, the decisive battles. The battle of New Orleans / narrated by Peter Coyote ; producer/director, Gary L. Foreman ; writer, Dan Gagliasso ; host, Roger Mudd ; the History Channel (2000) -- Biography. Andrew Jackson : a man for the people / narrated by Monte Markham ; written by Robert J. Litz ; a Perpetual Motion Films production ; a presentation of Non Fiction Films Inc. in association with A&E Network (1995) -- The great ships. The Ironclads / narrated by Monte Markham ; producer, Rosanne Ehrlich ; written by Jesse Sublett and Lee Fulkerson ; a Non Fiction Films Inc. presentation of a Perpetual Motions Films production for the History Channel (1997) -- Extreme history. Surviving an 1812 battleship / with Roger Daltrey ; director, Matthew Ginsburg ; writers, David Felsen, Matthew Ginsburg ; developed by Roger Sharenow ; produced by Boom Pictures for the History Channel (2003).

Only 30 years after gaining independence, the upstart country of the United States found itself once again battling Great Britain. Pitted against the world's most powerful nation, victory seemed unlikely. But Andrew Jackson's brilliant leadership, a lone sniper, and one of the most lopsided victories in military history turned the tide of the war.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

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