This history of the construction of the Alaska Highway through northern British Columbia and the Yukon from 1942 to 1946, examines the social and economic impacts of American military and civilian presence in northwest Canada.

Prelude to Occupation -- Invasion of the Bulldozers -- The Native People and the Environment -- Law and Order in the Occupied Northwest -- Men, Women, and the Northwest Defense Projects -- The Transformation of Northern Communities -- Whitehorse: Creation of a City -- Saying Goodbye to the Yankees -- The North at War's End -- Conclusion: Historiographical Reflections on the Army of Occupation.