Who were the Navajo Code Talkers? /
Buckley, James, Jr., 1963-
Who were the Navajo Code Talkers? / by James Buckley, Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland. - 108 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm - Who was? .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 108).
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? -- The Navajo -- Marine Boot Camp -- The Secret Language of War -- Creating the Navajo Code -- The Code in Action -- Code-Talker Life -- Iwo Jima -- Going Home -- Delayed Honors.
"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"--
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop
9780399542657 9780399542664
2021020923
D810.C88 / B83 2021
940.54 BUC
Who were the Navajo Code Talkers? / by James Buckley, Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland. - 108 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm - Who was? .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 108).
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? -- The Navajo -- Marine Boot Camp -- The Secret Language of War -- Creating the Navajo Code -- The Code in Action -- Code-Talker Life -- Iwo Jima -- Going Home -- Delayed Honors.
"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"--
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop
9780399542657 9780399542664
2021020923
D810.C88 / B83 2021
940.54 BUC