The Stillwell Road.

Ronald Reagan narrates "The Stillwell Road", a film about the multinational effort to build and defend the 478-mile passage from Assam, India to Ledo, Burma during World War II. Features Commanding General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell, the American general in charge of forces in the China-Burma-In...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Reagan, Ronald (Narrator)
Stillwell, Joseph
Cochran, Philip
Pick, Lewis A. (Lewis Andrew), 1890-1956
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : Office of War Information, 1945.
Subjects:
Burma Road (China and Burma)
World War, 1939-1945 > Burma.
World War, 1939-1945 > Engineering and construction.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (49 min., 39 sec.) : digital, WAV file.
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
Ronald Reagan narrates "The Stillwell Road", a film about the multinational effort to build and defend the 478-mile passage from Assam, India to Ledo, Burma during World War II. Features Commanding General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell, the American general in charge of forces in the China-Burma-India area of operations and for whom the road is named. Col. Phillip Cochran addresses his fliers before a major offensive. Brigadier General Lewis A. Pick asks permission of General Daniel I. Sultan to send a convoy to China when the the road is fully open.
Note:Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 16556
Playing Time:00:49:39
Participant or Performer:
Narrated by Ronald Reagan.