American Experience - Season 17 Episode 4
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.
First Air Date : 1988-10-04
Last Air date : 2025-03-25
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 17 : Episode 12004-10-04
- Season 17 : Episode 22005-01-24
- Season 17 : Episode 32005-01-31
- Season 17 : Episode 42005-02-07
- Season 17 : Episode 52005-02-14
- Season 17 : Episode 62005-04-04
- Season 17 : Episode 72005-04-11
- Season 17 : Episode 82005-04-18
- Season 17 : Episode 92005-05-02
- Season 17 : Episode 102005-05-09
- Season 17 : Episode 112005-05-23
