
Building the Alaska Highway (2005)
0h 48m | PG-13
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.
Director: Tracy Heather Strain
Studio: American Experience Films
Genre: Documentary
Video: 720p
Cast

Joe Morton
as Narrator (voice)

Ruth Gruber
as Self - Journalist

Charles Hendricks
as Self - Military Historian

Heath Twichell
as Self - Historian

William Griggs
as Self - Army Engineer

Billy Connor
as Self - Civil Engineer