Navajo Code Talkers
Author | : Nathan Aaseng |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2009-07-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780802721426 |
ISBN-13 | : 0802721427 |
Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Download or read book Navajo Code Talkers written by Nathan Aaseng and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Pacific front during World War II, strange messages were picked up by American and Japanese forces on land and at sea. The messages were totally unintelligible to everyone except a small select group within the Marine Corps: the Navajo code talkers-a group of Navajos communicating in a code based on the Navajo language. This code, the first unbreakable one in U.S. history, was a key reason that the Allies were able to win in the Pacific. Navajo Code Talkers tells the story of the special group, who proved themselves to be among the bravest, most valuable, and most loyal of American soldiers during World War II.