TV American Experience - Season 17 Episode 4 : Building the Alaska Highway American Experience - Season 17 Episode 4 : Building the Alaska Highway 6.6/10 by 43 users 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 17 Episode 4 : Building the Alaska Highway Alternative Titles The American Experience First Air Date 1988-10-04 Last Air Date 2026-01-06 Number of Episodes 400 Number of Seasons 38 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List American Experience Season 17 :Episode 1 RFK (Part 1 & 2) RFK (Part 1 & 2) 2004-10-04 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 2 The Fight The Fight 2005-01-24 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 3 Fidel Castro Fidel Castro 2005-01-31 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 4 Building the Alaska Highway Building the Alaska Highway 2005-02-07 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 5 Kinsey Kinsey 2005-02-14 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 6 Mary Pickford Mary Pickford 2005-04-04 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 7 The Great Transatlantic Cable The Great Transatlantic Cable 2005-04-11 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 8 The Massie Affair The Massie Affair 2005-04-18 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 9 Victory in the Pacific Victory in the Pacific 2005-05-02 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 10 The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? 2005-05-09 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 11 Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst 2005-05-23 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.