Code talker
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Adult Nonfiction - South Wing Main Floor
940.5486 N4991
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940.5486 N4991
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viii, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-296) and index.
Description
His name wasn't Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn't stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strength--both physical and mental--to excel as a Marine. During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare--and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Marines -- United States -- Biography.
Navajo code talkers -- Biography.
Navajo Indians -- Biography.
Nez, Chester -- Biography.
United States. -- Marine Corps -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indian.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
Marines -- United States -- Biography.
Navajo code talkers -- Biography.
Navajo Indians -- Biography.
Nez, Chester -- Biography.
United States. -- Marine Corps -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indian.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nez, C., Avila, J. S., & Bingaman, J. (2012). Code talker (Berkley Caliber trade paperback edition.). Berkley Caliber ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nez, Chester, Judith Schiess, Avila and Jeff, Bingaman. 2012. Code Talker. Berkley Caliber.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nez, Chester, Judith Schiess, Avila and Jeff, Bingaman. Code Talker Berkley Caliber, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nez, Chester,, Judith Schiess Avila, and Jeff Bingaman. Code Talker Berkley Caliber trade paperback edition., Berkley Caliber ;, 2012.
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