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Unsung heroes of World War II : the story of the Navajo code talkers / Deanne Durrett.

Summary:

Describes the role of a select group of Navajo Marines who developed a code based on their own native language that provided a means for secure communications among American forces in the Pacific during World War II.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0816036039
  • ISBN: 9780816036035
  • Physical Description: vi, 122 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Facts on File, c1998.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 119-122)
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Indian > Juvenile literature.
Navajo language > Juvenile literature.
Navajo code talkers > Juvenile literature.
United States. Marine Corps > Indian troops > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Indian.
United States. Marine Corps > Indian troops.
Cryptography.
Navajo code talkers.
Navajo Indians.
Indians of North America > Southwest, New.
Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Navajo (volk)
Navajo (taal)
Geheimtalen.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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