Description
Book SynopsisThe Navajo Code was the only battlefield code that Japan never deciphered. This book 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.
Trade Review“This book presents readers with a fine combination of Navajo history and culture and background information about World War II in the Pacific. . . . The well-written text . . . stresses the fact that the Navajo developed the code themselves rather than just using the language as it is normally spoken. Sidebars add interest and details to the text. Maps and vintage photos are well placed and fully documented.”—
School Library Journal“[A] strong, well-written resource about the Navajo’s role in the Allied victory . . . Astounding facts, as well as stirring personal accounts of battle, make for fascinating, educational reading.”—
BooklistTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1: The Navajo2: Birth of the Idea3: The Original 294: Special Assignment5: The Navajo School6: The Code Talkers Hit Guadalcanal7: The Navajo Code in Operation8: The Code Talkers' Shining Hour9: Home Again10: The Code Talkers' ContributionAfterwordSelected Further Reading ListIndex
