在这部史迪威公路纪录片片中,第二次世界大战期间，中缅印战场，在日本切断南亚地区对中国的补给线后，仰光沦陷。在美国司令史迪威的率领下，63000名工人花费1.5亿美元，在与日本交战的炮火中，修筑了一条从印度到缅甸的公路，连接之前的滇缅公路，史称“史迪威公路”。通过这条公路，西方盟军可以利用陆运对中国补给军事物资。
Documentary about the construction of the Stilwell Road--originally called The Ledo Road--a 478-mile passage from Assam, India, to Ledo, Burma, during World War II. The road, which was built by 63,000 workers and cost $150 million, was used by the British, Chinese and Indian armies to transport supplies, troops and other essentials from India to Burma in order to keep the Japanese from overrunning the entire theater. Included is footage of the construction of the road itself and of Gen. Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell, the American general in charge of forces in the China-Burma-India area of operations and for whom the road was named.
