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.
Top Cast

Joe Morton
as Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Ruth Gruber
as Self - Journalist
Self - Journalist
Charles Hendricks
as Self - Military Historian
Self - Military Historian
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