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today. this program is just over an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> well, welcome to johns hopkins school of advanced international study. i am charles door ran, i'm the andrew w. melon professor of international relations here at sais. we are absolutely delighted to have you participate in this lively discussion of a very important book, "conquered into liberty: two centuries of battles along the great warpath that made the american way of war." we're going to start off with a little explanation of what's in the book by its author, eliot cohen, and then we're going to have some d...

executive director of fort ticonderoga. this location played such a significant role in elliot cohen's book. nicholas websterport was curator of exhibits of the political historical society. the locale and setting the crucial to liberty. tell us what your book is about. [applause] >> thank you. thank you for coming. my old friends and former students, colleagues, appreciate it everybody on the panel. and thanks to dick westbrook for making the journey from the north country to come here. let me say something about the book. there are plenty of seats. should keep you company. so in gr...

>> that made the american way of war. we're going to start off with a little exapplication of what is in the book by its author, eliot cohen s and then we're going to have some discussion afterwards, and then we hope to have some time for comments afterwards and maybe even a chance for questions from the floor. eliot cohen has served in the, on the policy planning staff of the office of the secretary of defense before coming to sais in 1990. he has also been an officer in the united states army reserve. from 2007 to 2009, he was a counselor, was counselor of the department of state s...

>> it's a remarkable time for families. and it was a remarkable time in our history over the years. i hope this'll be my last christmas book. >> pearl harbor christmas: a world at war, december 1941, is the name of the book. historian stanley wine straub is the author. >> up next, eliot cohen talks about the battles fought along the 200-mile corridor between albany and montreal since the 1600s and discusses how those battles shape the way we wage war today. this program is just over an hour. >> well, welcome to johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. i am charles dura...

congress, which is a fabulous library. by far the largest library in the world. why shouldn't, it is a deposit library so every book that is produced is supposed to be deposited free of charge of the library of congress. it digitizes its holding which is somewhere around-- it is staggering. why can't it you do that and make, make sure that these holdings are preserved and made available for the country. the answer is, to problems, one copyright so you can't violate copyright and digitize it if the book is still under copyright and two, money. it cost a lot of money. however my formul...