Code Talkers and Warriors (Landmark Events in Native American History) - Hardcover

Holm, Tom

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Synopsis

Code Talkers and Warriors, part of the insightful Landmark Events in Native American History set, chronicles Native American life during World War II. This impeccably researched and illustrated volume covers issues such as draft resistance on the basis of religion and sovereignty; the relocation of Native Americans to West Coast defense plants; how the war facilitated assimilationist thinking; the transition to post-war life; and Native American contributions to the war effort, such as the famed code talkers and Iwo Jima.

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About the Author

Tom Holm served in Vietnam in 1968. Today he is Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona.

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