The War of 1812 Documentary

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Interviews were conducted with twenty-six leading authorities on the war — American, British, Canadian and First Nations historians — presenting important accounts and research.

The Experts

• Walter Borneman is the author of several books, including 1812: The War That Forged a Nationlink opens in new window, The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North Americalink opens in new window, and Alaska: Saga of a Bold Landlink opens in new window.
• René Chartrand is a Canadian historian and former senior curator with National Historic Sites of Canadalink opens in new window for nearly three decades; he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. His book Forts of The War of 1812link opens in new window will be coming out in February 2012.
• Ronald J. Dale is the War of 1812 Project Manager for Parks Canadalink opens in new window. He is the author of The Invasion of Canadalink opens in new window and The Fall of New Francelink opens in new window, and is a noted authority on the Canadian involvement in the war.
• Doug DeCroix is the former director of Research and Special Projects, Old Fort Niagaralink opens in new window and current Executive Editor of Western New York Heritage Magazinelink opens in new window.
• James Elliot is a Canadian journalist and author of many works on the War of 1812, including Strange Fatality: The Battle of Stoney Creeklink opens in new window.
• Donald Fixico, a Shawnee Native American, is the Distinguished Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University, and author of Treaties with American Indians: An Encyclopedia of Rights, Conflicts and Sovereigntylink opens in new window and Rethinking American Indian Historylink opens in new window.
• Dianne Graves is a Canadian historian and author of In the Midst of Alarms: The Untold Story of Women of the War of 1812link opens in new window and a member of Ensign Heritagelink opens in new window, a historical consulting group.
• Donald E. Graves is the director of Ensign Heritagelink opens in new window, a historical consulting group, and he is an internationally recognized expert on the military history of the War of 1812. He wrote the introductory essay in The Incredible War of 1812: A Military Historylink opens in new window and was author of Where Right and Glory Lead: The Battle of Lundy’s Lane, 1814link opens in new window.
• Major John R. Grodzinski is Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada and author of The War of 1812: An Annotated Bibliographylink opens in new window.
• Donald R. Hickey is a professor of history at Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska. He is the author of Don’t Give Up the Ship!: Myths of the War of 1812link opens in new window and The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflictlink opens in new window.
• Jim Hill is manager of Heritage Operations at the Niagara Parks Commissionlink opens in new window in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
• Rick Hill, a Tuscarora-Mohawk Native, is an artist, a professor of history, and an expert on the tribal history of New York State and Ontario.
• Andrew Lambert is Laughton Professor of Naval History at King’s College University of London, and author of War at Sea in the Age of Saillink opens in new window. He is an expert on British trade and naval history.
• A. Jack Langguth is professor emeritus of journalism at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California at Los Angeles, and the author of Union: 1812link opens in new window.
• Vince Leggett is the founder and president of Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundationlink opens in new window. He is an expert on African American participation in privateering and the Colonial Marines.
• Robert Malcolmson was a Canadian naval historian of the War of 1812, and the author of Capital in Flames: The American Attack on York, 1813link opens in new window (read the Canada's History review). Mr. Malcolmson died in 2009.
• Robert Miller, a Shawnee Native American, is a professor of law at Lewis and Clark College, and the author of Native America: Discovered and Conqueredlink opens in new window.
• Anthony Pitch is a lecturer, tour guide and the author of The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814link opens in new window. He is a prominent expert on the British campaign in the Chesapeake.
• Sir Christopher Gerald Prevost is the great-great-great-grandson to George Prévost, Governor-in-Chief of British North America during the War of 1812. He wrote the foreword to The Incredible War of 1812: A Military Historylink opens in new window.
• Scott S. Sheads is a ranger, historian and historic weapons officer at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland. He is co-author of The War of 1812 in the Chesapeakelink opens in new window.
• John Sugden is the author of Tecumsehlink opens in new window, a biography of the Shawnee war chief. He is an expert on Native American history in North America, a lecturer, and holds several degrees.
• Victor Suthren is a Canadian naval expert and author of The War of 1812link opens in new window.
• Wolf Thomas is a professional actor, and a re-enactor and interpreter focusing on the Niagara region in the War of 1812.
• Peter Twist is the director of Military Heritagelink opens in new window, a historical military uniform and arms supply company. He has served as consultant on numerous film and theater projects (including Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearllink opens in new window), and is an expert on the military history of the War of 1812.
• John Weiss is a British historian and the author of The Corps of Colonial Marines: Black Freedom Fighters of the War of 1812link opens in new window.
• Patrick Wilder is a retired historian with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. He is the author of The Battle of Sackett’s Harbor, 1813link opens in new window.