History buffs are no doubt familiar with the story of Shadrack Byfield, a rank-and-file British redcoat who fought during the ...

A recurrent character in TV documentaries, books and museum exhibits in the USA and Canada, Byfield has been celebrated as an ...

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who buried his own amputated arm and designed a ...

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who ...

Bombshell shows how the government tried to minimize the effects of radiation and prevent independent reporting through censorship and co-opting of the press.

Vietnam War veterans recounting some of their most poignant memories of their time overseas This 2005 SDPB documentary features Vietnam War veterans recounting some of their most poignant memories of ...

As 2025 winds down, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude. This year, with public media facing headwinds, your belief in the importance of rigorous, independent investigative ...

The harsh realities of life as a disabled war veteran in Victorian Britain is revealed in a redcoat’s lost memoir. A ...

Actor Chris McKay playing Shadrack Byfield (centre) in the 2011 PBS documentary 'The War of 1812'. This battle scene ...

Louisiana Public Broadcasting has launched Louisiana’s Hidden History: Spanish Louisiana in the American Revolution, a new educational collection now available nationwide on PBS LearningMedia.

The War of 1812 was a major conflict between the United States and Great Britain for control of the Northern Frontier. Often ...

Two new 30-minute weekend programs are coming to PBS this month to replace the channel's 'News Weekend,' which ended earlier ...