Peter SnowWhen Britain Burned the White House
The 1814 Invasion of Washington
Peter Snow is a highly respected journalist, author and broadcaster. He was ITN`s Diplomatic and Defence Correspondent from 1966 to 1979 and presented Newsnight from 1980 to 1997. An indispensable part of election nights, he has also covered military matters on and off the world`s battlefields for forty years. Peter is married and has six children.
1. Eager souls panting for fame (17 August)
2. The great little Madison (17 August)
3. Into the Patuxent (18-19 August)
4. A black floating mass of smoke (20-22 August)
5. Not till I see Mr Madison safe (23 August)
6. Be it so, we will proceed (24 August, morning)
7. Bladensburg: a fi ne scamper (24 August, afternoon)
8. Barney's last stand (24 August, afternoon)
9. Save that painting! (24 August, evening)
10. The barbarous purpose (24 August, evening)
11. The dreadful majesty of the flames (24 August, night)
12. Damn you! You shan't stay in my house (25 August)
13. Into the Potomac (26-27 August)
14. A tempest of dissatisfaction (28-29 August)
15. Do not attack Baltimore! (End of August)
16. Is my wife alive and well? (End of August)
17. The star-shaped fort and its banner (1-11 September)
18. Many heads will be broken tonight (12 September)
19. The Battle of North Point (12 September)
20. The rockets' red glare (13 September)
21. You go on at your peril (13 September)
22. Unparalleled in history (Aftermath)
