Who were the Navajo code talkers?
Title
:
Who were the Navajo code talkers?
Personal Author EPSB
:
James, Buckley
Summary
:
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 send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. The author explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war.
Other Title
:
Navajo code talkers
Year Published
:
2021
Series
:
Who was...?
Physical Description
:
108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Corporate Subject
:
United States. Marine Corps -- Indigenous troops.
Subject
:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indigenous.
Navajo language.
Navajo code talkers.
Navajo -- History -- 20th century.
Indigenous peoples -- North America.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
Added Author
:
Copeland, Gregory,
Summary
:
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 send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. The author explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war.
ISBN
:
9780399542664
9780399542657
9781713786429
Publisher
:
New York : Penguin Workshop, 2021.
©2021
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Hillcrest | ER WHO SERIES | Book | 30552000350821 | Quick Reads |