Code talker
by Nez, Chester
Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original twenty-nine code talkers, discusses his life growing up in the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo reservation, and shares the story of how he helped the United States develop and implement a secret military language based on his native language during World War II that became the only unbroken code in modern warfare.
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- Full title :Code talker / Chester Nez, with Judith Schiess Avila.
Summary
Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original twenty-nine code talkers, discusses his life growing up in the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo reservation, and shares the story of how he helped the United States develop and implement a secret military language based on his native language during World War II that became the only unbroken code in modern warfare.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2011.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Berkley Caliber
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (viii, 310 pages) : : illustrations, maps
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781101551295, 1101551291, 9781101552124, 1101552123
- oclc:ocn773611663
- LC Classification:D810.C88
- Dewey Decimal:940.548673092
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