Film
Building the Alaska Highway
In May of 1942, across the rugged sub-Arctic wilderness of Alaska and Canada, thousands of American soldiers began one of the biggest and most difficult construction projects ever undertaken-building the Alaska Highway. This program tells how young soldiers battled mud, muskeg, and mosquitoes; endured ice, snow, and bitter cold; and cut pathways through primeval forests to push a 1,520-mile road across one of the world's harshest landscapes.
Overview
In May of 1942, across the rugged sub-Arctic wilderness of Alaska and Canada, thousands of American soldiers began one of the biggest and most difficult construction projects ever undertaken-building the Alaska Highway. This program tells how young soldiers battled mud, muskeg, and mosquitoes; endured ice, snow, and bitter cold; and cut pathways through primeval forests to push a 1,520-mile road across one of the world's harshest landscapes.
Cast
- Joe MortonNarrator (voice)
- Ruth GruberSelf - Journalist
- Charles HendricksSelf - Military Historian
- Heath TwichellSelf - Historian
- William GriggsSelf - Army Engineer
- Billy ConnorSelf - Civil Engineer
- Hayward OubreSelf - Army Engineer
- John BollinSelf - Army Engineer
