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Building the Alaska Highway

Building the Alaska Highway (2005)

0h 48m | PG-13

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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

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Cast

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

as Narrator (voice)

Ruth Gruber

Ruth Gruber

as Self - Journalist

Charles Hendricks

Charles Hendricks

as Self - Military Historian

Heath Twichell

Heath Twichell

as Self - Historian

William Griggs

William Griggs

as Self - Army Engineer

Billy Connor

Billy Connor

as Self - Civil Engineer