Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?
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2021
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"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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Subjects
Subjects
Campaigns
Cryptography
History
Indian troops
Navajo code talkers
Navajo code talkers -- Juvenile literature
Navajo Indians
Navajo Indians -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Navajo language
Navajo language -- Juvenile literature
Participation, Indian
United States. -- Marine Corps -- Indian troops -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indian -- Juvenile literature
Cryptography
History
Indian troops
Navajo code talkers
Navajo code talkers -- Juvenile literature
Navajo Indians
Navajo Indians -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Navajo language
Navajo language -- Juvenile literature
Participation, Indian
United States. -- Marine Corps -- Indian troops -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indian -- Juvenile literature
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9780399542664
9780399542657
9780399542657
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Level 6.5, 1 Points
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Navajo code talkers -- Juvenile literature
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 -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indian -- Juvenile literature
Navajo code talkers -- Juvenile literature
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 -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indian -- Juvenile literature
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Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?
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Cryptography
History
Indian troops
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Navajo code talkers
Navajo language
Participation, Indian
World War, 1939-1945
Cryptography
History
Indian troops
Navajo Indians
Navajo code talkers
Navajo language
Participation, Indian
World War, 1939-1945
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