The British View the War of 1812 Quite Differently Than Americans Do The star-spangled war confirmed independence for the United States. But for Great Britain, it was a betrayal ...

The U.S. Naval Academy Museum has held a public viewing of a large British flag that was captured during the War of 1812.

The National Portrait Gallery’s “1812: A Nation Emerges” is an interesting, engaging exhibition that skirts more painful questions of memory and history.

The war -- which, among other issues, revolved around Britain's attempts to restrict U.S. trade with continental Europe and the Royal Navy's practice of forcing captured American seamen into ...