"The construction of the Alaska Highway is one of the greatest wilderness undertakings in American history," Maj ... "The Battalion, known as the 'Base Map Plant,' was located in Melbourne ...

An unfamiliar notation on an old map of Fort Glenn in the Aleutians ... one of the African-American Army units that built the Alaska Highway. The battalion sent to Fort Glenn would have been ...

If a gifted palm reader scrutinized a highway ... history buffs might not be aware that this ambitious project grew out of World War II, driven by the need to safeguard the Alaska Territory ...

"Miles and miles of miles and miles” is how one of the men who helped construct the Alaska Highway described it. It’s a sentiment most anyone who has driven that seemingly endless road will ...

who holds a master’s degree in history from Texas Tech. This article is the first in a two-part series about the Alaska highway. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii ...

a smoother and more frequented future may await the Alaska Highway. Also known as the Alcan, the highway was built during ...

Maybe it’s due to my airline pilot lifestyle, but I have never been a fan of travel for travel’s sake so my desire to fly the Alaska Highway sort of surprised me. I stand in stark contrast to ...