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History General History Military World War II Marines United States Biography Navajo code talkers Biography Navajo Indians Biography Nez, Chester United States. Marine Corps Biography World War, 1939-1945 Cryptography World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Indian World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, AmericanBruchac, Joseph
Summary: "As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 NEZNez, Chester.
Summary: A retired Marine and Navajo Indian describes his experiences as one of twenty-nine top-secret code talkers during World War II and how his life growing up on the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo Reservation prepared him for his service.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2011