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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

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

By Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila

By Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila

By Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila

By Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila

By Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila
Read by David Colacci

By Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila
Read by David Colacci

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Paperback $22.00

Aug 07, 2012 | ISBN 9780425247853

Ebook $13.99

Sep 06, 2011 | ISBN 9781101552124

Audiobook Download $20.00

Dec 10, 2019 | 577 Minutes

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    About Code Talker

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

    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

    About Code Talker

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

    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

    About Code Talker

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

    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.


    * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF which contains the Navajo Code Talkers’ Dictionary appendix from the book.

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    Product Details

    Category: World War II Military History | Biography & Memoir | Indigenous Peoples’ History

    Paperback | $22.00
    Published by Dutton Caliber
    Aug 07, 2012 | 320 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9780425247853

    Category: World War II Military History | Biography & Memoir | Indigenous Peoples’ History

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Dutton Caliber
    Sep 06, 2011 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9781101552124

    Category: World War II Military History | Biography & Memoir | Indigenous Peoples’ History | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Dec 10, 2019 | 577 Minutes | ISBN 9780593163368

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    Praise

    Praise for Code Talker

    “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

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