Who were the Navajo code talkers?
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Who were the Navajo code talkers?
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- Label
- Who were the Navajo code talkers?
- Statement of responsibility
- by James Buckley, Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Subject
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- Navajo Indians -- History -- 20th century
- Navajo Indians -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Navajo code talkers
- Navajo code talkers -- Juvenile literature
- Navajo language
- Navajo language -- Juvenile literature
- United States, Marine Corps -- Indian troops -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indian
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indian -- Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- HISTORY / World
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. Author James Buckley Jr. explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 940.54/8673
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- Ages 8-12
- Intended audience source
- Penguin Workshop
- LC call number
- D810.C88
- LC item number
- B83 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Who was?
- Target audience
- juvenile
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