Building the Alaska Highway
Documentary
200548m
Director: Tracy Heather Strain
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.
Runtime
48m
Language
English
Released
Feb 7, 2005
Runtime
48m
Language
English
Released
Feb 7, 2005
Cast
Joe Morton
Narrator (voice)
Ruth Gruber
Ruth Gruber
Self - Journalist
Charles Hendricks
Charles Hendricks
Self - Military Historian
Heath Twichell
Heath Twichell
Self - Historian
William Griggs
William Griggs
Self - Army Engineer
Billy Connor
Billy Connor
Self - Civil Engineer
Hayward Oubre
Hayward Oubre
Self - Army Engineer
John Bollin
John Bollin
Self - Army Engineer
Henry Geyer
Henry Geyer
Self - Army Engineer
Fred Mims
Fred Mims
Self - Quartermaster Corps
Alden Hacker
Alden Hacker
Self - Army Engineer
Bob Trail
Bob Trail
Self - Canadian Resident
Alice Summer
Alice Summer
Self - Canadian Resident
Alvin Schexnider
Alvin Schexnider
Self - Historian
Wallace Lytle
Wallace Lytle
Self - Army Engineer
Bob Batey
Bob Batey
Self - Army Engineer
Chester Russell
Chester Russell
Self - Army Engineer
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