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Sioux code talkers of World War II

"The author's great-uncle John Bear King was a Sioux Indian in the First Cavalry in the Second World War. Her book follows seven Sioux who put aside a long history of prejudice against their people and joined the fight against Japan, using their native language as a secret code for the Ame...

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Main Author: Page, Andrea M. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Gretna, LA : Pelican Publishing Company, 2017.
Subjects:
Lindstrom, Eleanor tribute.
World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Indian code talkers > Juvenile nonfiction.
Dakota Indians > Juvenile nonfiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Indian > Juvenile nonfiction.
Indians of North America > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States > Armed Forces > Indians > Juvenile nonfiction.
Table of Contents:
  • Connecting to the past : a story of home (1940s)
  • Traditional life : home on the plains (1800s)
  • Warriors in the First Cavalry Division : joining the Seventh (1941-1944)
  • Island hopping : Leyte and Luzon (1944-1945)
  • Santo Thomas Internment Camp (1942-1945)
  • Eable feathers for the code talkers.

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