Code talker / Chester Nez, with Judith Schiess Avila.
Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original twenty-nine code talkers, discusses his life growing up in the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo reservation, and shares the story of how he helped the United States develop and implement a secret military language based on his native language during World War II that became the only unbroken code in modern warfare.
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- ISBN: 9780425244234
- ISBN: 0425244237
- Physical Description: viii, 310 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Berkley Caliber, 2011.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | BIO NEZ NEZ 2011 | 278924 | Biography | Reshelving | - |