{"product_id":"the-alaska-highway-in-world-kenneth-s-coates-9780806151762","title":"The Alaska Highway in World War II: The U.S. Army of Occupation in Canada's Northwest","description":"\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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 civilian personnel invaded the Canadian Northwest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Where there had been few or no roads, a highway more than 1,500 miles long was built in less than a year. Navigation facilities were improved, and pipelines were laid from Fairbanks to the Pacific. Airfields were upgraded and new ones built, and a telephone network was constructed. The Northwest was totally unprepared for this friendly invasion. The Alaska Highway ran through semi-wilderness where many inhabitants pursued a nomadic lifestyle, and towns and settlements were overwhelmed by the American \"army of occupation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This lively history of an American civil and military engineering milestone draws on interviews with veterans and local residents and research in Canadian and U.S. archives. The participants' stories provide humor and insights on the building of this transformational highway. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth S. Coates, William R. Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806151765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806151762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Kenneth S. Coates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047016558847,"sku":"9780806151762","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d0839f6-281a-485d-8032-9fc2c719688e.jpg?v=1684987797","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-alaska-highway-in-world-kenneth-s-coates-9780806151762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}