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Code talker

Summary: Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original twenty-nine code talkers, discusses his life growing up in the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo reservation, and shares the story of how he helped the United States develop and implement a secret military language based on his native language during World War II that became the only unbroken code in modern warfare.

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  • ISBN: 0425244237 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780425244234 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: viii, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Berkley Caliber, 2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-296) and index.
Subject: Navajo Indians Biography
Marines United States Biography
World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Indian
World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945 Cryptography
Navajo code talkers Biography
United States. Marine Corps Biography
Nez, Chester 1921-2014

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lackawanna County Library System.

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Abington Community Library 92 NEZ (Text) 50687011419606 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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