Building the Alaska Highway (2005)
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.
Top Cast
Joe Morton
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Ruth Gruber
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Charles Hendricks
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Heath Twichell
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William Griggs
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Billy Connor
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Hayward Oubre
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John Bollin
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Henry Geyer
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Fred Mims
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Alden Hacker
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Bob Trail
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Alice Summer
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Alvin Schexnider
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Wallace Lytle
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