Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII Soft cover - 2012
by Nez, Chester; Avila, Judith Schiess
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare--and helped assure victory for the U.S.
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Details
- Title Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
- Author Nez, Chester; Avila, Judith Schiess
- Binding Soft cover
- Edition 3rd Printing
- Condition Used - Near Fine
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Berkley Caliber, New York
- Date 2012
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 025130
- ISBN 9780425247853 / 0425247856
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.35 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Library of Congress subjects United States, World War, 1939-1945
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Summary
His name wasn’t Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn’t stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strengthboth physical and mentalto excel as a marine.
During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfareand helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific.