The Alaska Highway in World War II: The U.S. Army of Occupation in Canada's Northwest

by William R. Morrison and Kenneth S. Coates

Book Overview

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a fear of invasion swept North America--particularly the West Coast. Immediate steps needed to be taken to defend the Far Northwest. With Canada's approval, Washington drew up plans for an Alaska Highway to connect Edmonton, Alberta, with Fairbanks, Alaska, and a pipeline to connect oil fields in the Northwest Territories with the Pacific Coast. Between 1942 and 1946, about 40,000 American military and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806151765
• ISBN13: 9780806151762
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"