Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code

2018-04-03
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code

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  • Author: Joseph Bruchac
  • Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
  • ISBN: 0807500089
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 35

A Junior Library Guild Selection April 2018 2018 Cybils Award Finalist, Elementary Non-Fiction BRLA 2018 Southwest Book Award 2019 Southwest Books of the Year: Kid Pick 2020 Grand Canyon Award, Nonfiction Nominee 2020-2021 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master List STARRED REVIEW! "A perfect, well-rounded historical story that will engage readers of all ages. A perfect, well-rounded historical story that will engage readers of all ages."—Kirkus Reviews starred review Chester Nez was a boy told to give up his Navajo roots. He became a man who used his native language to help America win World War II. As a young Navajo boy, Chester Nez had to leave the reservation and attend boarding school, where he was taught that his native language and culture were useless. But Chester refused to give up his heritage. Years later, during World War II, Chester—and other Navajo men like him—was recruited by the US Marines to use the Navajo language to create an unbreakable military code. Suddenly the language he had been told to forget was needed to fight a war.

Code Talker

2011-09-06
Code Talker

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  • Author: Chester Nez
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 1101552123
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 348

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

The Unbreakable Code

2007-04
The Unbreakable Code

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  • Author: Sara Hoagland Hunter
  • Publisher: Cooper Square Pub
  • ISBN: 9780873589178
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Because John is afraid to leave the Navajo Reservation, his grandfather explains to him how the Navajo language, faith, and ingenuity helped win World War II.

Navajo Code Talkers

2002-03-01
Navajo Code Talkers

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  • Author: Nathan Aaseng
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • ISBN: 0802776272
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 130

Describes how the American military in World War II used a group of Navajo Indians to create an indecipherable code based on their native language.

Code Talker

2006-07-06
Code Talker

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  • Author: Joseph Bruchac
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 1101664800
  • Category : Young Adult Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 242

"Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find."—Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years. But now Joseph Bruchac brings their stories to life for young adults through the riveting fictional tale of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy who becomes a code talker. His grueling journey is eye-opening and inspiring. This deeply affecting novel honors all of those young men, like Ned, who dared to serve, and it honors the culture and language of the Navajo Indians. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults "Nonsensational and accurate, Bruchac's tale is quietly inspiring..."—School Library Journal

Unsung Heroes of World War II

2022-01-21
Unsung Heroes of World War II

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  • Author: Deanne Durrett
  • Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
  • ISBN: 149620817X
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 184

On February 23, 1945, U.S. Marines claimed victory in the battle of Iwo Jima, one of the most important battles in the Pacific islands during World War II. Instrumental to this defeat of Japanese forces was a group of specialized Marines involved in a secret program. Throughout the war, Japanese intelligence agencies were able to intercept and break nearly every battlefield code the United States created. The Navajo Code Talkers, however, devised a complex code based on their native language and perfected it so that messages could be coded, transmitted, and decoded in minutes. The Navajo Code was the only battlefield code that Japan never deciphered. Unsung Heroes of World War II details the history of the men who created this secret code and used it on the battlefield to help the United States win World War II in the Pacific.

Navajo Code Talkers

2019-05-01
Navajo Code Talkers

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  • Author: Blake Hoena
  • Publisher: Capstone
  • ISBN: 1496628209
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 36

During World War II U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and other top secret information out of the enemy's hands. Coded messages were often used, but secret codes could be broken. To solve this problem, the U.S. military turned to an unexpected source to create an unbreakable code. The Navajo people spoke a complex language that few outsiders knew how to speak. Several Navajo soldiers were recruited to develop a code based on the Navajo language. The result was a complex code that could not be solved by the enemy. Learn all about the brave Navajo Code Talkers and how their unbreakable code helped defeat the enemy and win the war.

Sioux Code Talkers of World War II

2017-04-01
Sioux Code Talkers of World War II

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  • Author: Andrea Page
  • Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
  • ISBN: 1455622443
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 119

Told by the great-niece of John Bear King, who served in the First Cavalry in the Pacific Theatre as a Sioux Code Talker, this comprehensively informative title explores not only the importance of the indigenous peoples to the war, but also their culture and values. The Sioux Code Talkers of World War II follows seven Sioux who put aside a long history of prejudice against their people and joined the fight against Japan. With a personal touch and a deft eye for engaging detail, author Andrea M. Page brings the Lakota story to life.

Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?

2021-10-26
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?

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  • Author: James Buckley, Jr.
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 0399542698
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 112

Learn how this heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code and helped the US win major battles during World War II in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series. 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. In this new book within the #1 New York Times bestelling series, 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.

Navajo Code Talkers

2015-08
Navajo Code Talkers

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  • Author: Brynn Baker
  • Publisher: Capstone Classroom
  • ISBN: 1491449055
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 33

"Discusses the heroic actions and experiences of the Navajo code talkers and the impact they made during times of war and conflict"--