The Navajo Code Talkers

Paul, Doris Atkinson

ISBN 10: 0805945903 / ISBN 13: 9780805945904

Published by Dorrance Pub Co (edition 25th Anniversary), 1998

About this Item

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Seller Inventory # 0805945903-7-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Navajo Code Talkers
• Publisher: Dorrance Pub Co (edition 25th Anniversary)
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805945903
• ISBN 13: 9780805945904
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 25th Anniversary.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

An intriguing account of a select platoon of Marines known as the Navajo Code Talkers, the subject of the upcoming John Woo / Nicholas Cage movie 'Windtalkers.'

During World War II, the Navajo Code Talkers devised and employed a secret code using their native tongue, a code which proved totally undecipherable to the enemy, enabling American forces to prevail in the South Pacific.

The Navajo Code Talkers is the single most comprehensive account of the contribution of the Navajo native Americans in World War II. It's authentic photos and illustrations have been featured on CBS Television's "An American Portrait" series, and the book itself has been profiled on the ABC Nightly News. It is also among the select 10 perecnt of all books written by white men or women on the native Americans to be chsoen by the Navajos for display in their tribal museum.

Review

"... an interesting account of that group of Marines who contributed so much to the cause of peace and freedom." -- President Richard M. Nixon

"...delightful reading for the soldier and civilian alike ... well-balanced in service humor, pride in country and devotion to duty..." -- Lloyd R. Moses, Director of the Institute of Indian Studies