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Who were the Navajo code talkers?

"By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to se...

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Main Author: Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- (Author)
Other Authors: Copeland, Gregory (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2021.
Series: Who was-- ?
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography > Juvenile nonfiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Indian > Juvenile nonfiction.
Navajo language > Juvenile nonfiction.
Navajo code talkers > Juvenile nonfiction.
Navajo Indians > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
Table of Contents:
  • Who were the Navajo code talkers?
  • The Navajo
  • Marine boot camp
  • The secret language of war
  • Creating the Navajo code
  • The code in action
  • Code-talker life
  • Iwo Jima
  • Going home
  • Delayed honors.

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