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Code Talker
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.
INCLUDES THE ACTUAL NAVAJO CODE AND RARE PICTURES
Book Details
- Publisher: Dutton Caliber
- Publish Date: Aug 7th, 2012
- Pages: 320
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.80in - 6.00in - 0.90in - 0.80lb
- EAN: 9780425247853
- Recommended age: 18-UP
- Categories: • Memoirs• Wars & Conflicts - World War II - General• Indigenous
About the Author
Judith Schiess Avila is a code talker scholar with the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities Chautauqua Program. She tours the state giving presentations on the topic.
What people are saying
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story FRKJCYM https://t.co/9GTHGEgKMO
Hashk’aa hadzohĂ nishli’. TsĂ©nĂjĂkinĂ Ă©Ă bashishchĂĂn. Ak'oteego asdzaa nishli'.
Finished listening to the late Chester Nez’s book _Code Talker_. I still think it’s ahmazing he did a blessing for @RedSox and they won the World Series. So much good info and stories from all these papas who have passed on. Thankful to those who recorded their words.
Seeking to understand who we are, who we were and who we aspire to be.
FREE EVENT! CHESTER NEZ: World War II Navajo Code Talker by Judith Avila May 20, 2pm to 4pm, hosted by the Fort Sumner Public Library ADDRESS: 235 Sumner Ave, Fort Sumner, NM 88119 Info: https://t.co/5RaQQqAz0z #NMHumanities #humanities #WWIIHistory #NavajoCodeTalkers https://t.co/spG5868VBK
Praise for this book
"Gripping in its narrative, Code Talker is history at its best."--Colonel Cole C. Kingseed, U.S. Army (Ret.), co-author of Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
"A fascinating inside look at one of WWII's most closely guarded secrets...This is an important book, a previously untold piece of our history."--Marcus Brotherton, author of Shifty's War
"You don't need to be a fan of World War II literature to appreciate this memoir...a fascinating melange of combat in the Pacific theater, the history of the Navajo people and the development of a uniquely American code."--Associated Press
"A unique, inspiring story by a member of the Greatest Generation."--Kirkus Reviews
"A remarkably affecting first-person account of the Navajo Marines who served their country with distinction through some of the worst battles of the Pacific theater."--The Washington Times
What people are saying
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story FRKJCYM https://t.co/9GTHGEgKMO
Hashk’aa hadzohĂ nishli’. TsĂ©nĂjĂkinĂ Ă©Ă bashishchĂĂn. Ak'oteego asdzaa nishli'.
Finished listening to the late Chester Nez’s book _Code Talker_. I still think it’s ahmazing he did a blessing for @RedSox and they won the World Series. So much good info and stories from all these papas who have passed on. Thankful to those who recorded their words.