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Unsung heroes of World War II :

Durrett, Deanne, 1940-

Unsung heroes of World War II : the story of the Navajo code talkers / Deanne Durrett. - New York, NY : Facts on File, c1998. - vi, 122 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Library of American Indian history .

Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 119-122)

Describes the role of a select group of Navajo Marines who developed a code based on their own native language that provided a means for secure communications among American forces in the Pacific during World War II.

0816036039

97050083

D810.C88 / D87 1998

940.54Dur