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The War of 1812 is an under-known conflict in United States history. It\u2019s not a war that many Americans think about or dwell upon. And it was not a war that the United States can claim it clearly won.

Nicholas Guyatt, a Professor of North American History at the University of Cambridge, joins us to investigate the War of 1812 and the experiences of American prisoners of war using details from his book, The Hated Cage: An American Tragedy in Britain\u2019s Most Terrifying Prison.

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