Ice Fishing / America at War

The line between ice fishing and regular fishing may seem a little blurred this winter. All the warm weather has kept the states' lakes from freezing over as much as they usually do. But despite some areas of open water, this weekend's big ice fishing derby is set to begin. We'll talk to seasoned Winnipesaukee fisherman Harold Lyon about the conditions and whether they're affecting his sport. Harold is author of the book Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit: Six Centuries of Wisdom from the Master Anglers of Lake Winnipesaukee.

We'll also talk with Jack Resch about how war and the preparation for war has helped shape the U-S identity since the country's birth. Jack is a Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire Manchester and Editor in Chief of Americans at War: Society, Culture and the Homefront. The set of encyclopedias were recently named best reference books of the year by a division of the American Library Association.