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Unsung heroes of World War II : the story of the Navajo code talkers Cover Image Book Book

Unsung heroes of World War II : the story of the Navajo code talkers

Durrett, Deanne 1940- (Author).

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.

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

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 119-122)
Formatted Contents Note: The Navajo -- Birth of the Idea -- The Original 29 -- Special Assignment -- The Navajo School -- The Code Talkers Hit Guadalcanal -- The Navajo Code in Operation -- The Code Talkers' Shining Hour -- Home Again -- The Code Talkers' Contribution -- Selected Further Reading List.

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