Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original

Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII.

His name wasnâ€™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 didnâ€™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 strengthâ€”both physical and mentalâ€”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 warfareâ€”and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific.

INCLUDES THE ACTUAL NAVAJO CODE AND RARE PICTURES
Country USA
Manufacturer Dutton Caliber
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-09-06
Format Kindle eBook

Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII