TY - BOOK AU - Durrett,Deanne TI - Unsung heroes of World War II: the story of the Navajo code talkers SN - 0816036039 AV - D810.C88 D87 1998 U1 - 940.54Dur PY - 1998/// CY - New York, NY PB - Facts on File KW - United States KW - Marine Corps KW - Indian troops KW - Juvenile literature KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Cryptography KW - Participation, Indian KW - Navajo language KW - Navajo code talkers KW - Navajo Indians KW - Indians of North America KW - Southwest, New N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 119-122) N2 - 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 ER -