The Navajo Code Talkers

Paul, Doris A.

ISBN 10: 0805918701 / ISBN 13: 9780805918700

Published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Bryn Mawr, PA, 1968

About this Item

First printing of first edition. Signed on the front endpages by ten of the code talkers (11 signatures in all as George H. Kirk signed twice), with their Marines division listed next to their signatures. Near Fine in a Very Good Minus dust jacket. Endpapers with very faint toning. The jacket has some edge-wear -- most prominently at spine-ends -- particularly spine heel where there's a one-inch tear and attendant crease. Publisher's $10 price intact on front panel. 170 pages.

Seller Inventory # 045897

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Navajo Code Talkers
• Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co., Bryn Mawr, PA
• Publication Date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805918701
• ISBN 13: 9780805918700
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

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 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