Overview
Recalls the construction of the 1500-mile "shortcut to Tokyo" through Canada in 1942 by 11,000 U.S. troops (4,000 of them black). It wasn't the Army's greatest World War II triumph, but it was one of the first, and it gave Americans, who feared a Japanese buildup in the Aleutians, a needed morale boost. This hour is light on military and engineering detail, and packed with proud GIs recalling mud, cold and toil.
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17 - 1RFK (Part 1 & 2) October 04, 2004 -
17 - 2The Fight January 24, 2005 -
17 - 3Fidel Castro January 31, 2005 -
17 - 4Building the Alaska Highway February 07, 2005 -
17 - 5Kinsey February 14, 2005 -
17 - 6Mary Pickford April 04, 2005 -
17 - 7The Great Transatlantic Cable April 11, 2005 -
17 - 8The Massie Affair April 18, 2005 -
17 - 9Victory in the Pacific May 02, 2005 -
17 - 10The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? May 09, 2005 -
17 - 11Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst May 23, 2005
