Battlefield detectives : [videorecording (DVD)] the War of 1812 : the Chesapeake and the Shannon

Battlefield detectives : [videorecording (DVD)] the War of 1812 : the Chesapeake and the Shannon

Alternate Title
War of 1812 : the Chesapeake and the Shannon

Publication Date
2005

Publication Information
[New York] : A&E Television Networks ; History Channel,

Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.)

Subject Term
Documentary films.

Geographic Term
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations.

Series
BATTLEFIELD DETECTIVES
 
BATTLEFIELD DETECTIVES.

Summary
Analyzes the naval battle of the Chesapeake and the Shannon, a quick and bloody defeat for the Americans. Answers the question, "Why was the casualty rate so much higher on the American frigate, Chesapeake, than on the British frigate, Shannon?"

Language
English

ISBN
9780767095617

General Note
DVD.
 
Color, B&W.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall Number
TwillingateAdult NFic DVDAdult Non-Fiction DVD973.52 B32