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Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

di Chester Nez, Judith Schiess Avila (Autore)

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Biography & Autobiography. History. Military. Nonfiction. HTML:The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII. His name wasn�??t Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn�??t stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strength�??both physical and mental�??to excel as a marine. During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare�??and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific. INCLUDES THE ACTUAL NAVAJO CODE AND RAR… (altro)

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Chester Nez was a Navajo who grew up in the Checkerboard surrounded by a loving, traditional clan. He learns English and white ways when he is sent to boarding school. When WWII breaks out he joins the Marines and is assigned to the Code Talkers. They were involved in the most intense fighting in the Pacific and were instrumental in the Japanese defeat with the use of their code. Chester lived a very interesting life and did his best to keep the old ways alive. Very interesting life, well told. (

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bgknighton | Jan 24, 2024 |

I was vaguely familiar with the Code Talkers prior to reading this book. I found it extremely interesting to read Chester Nez's memoir: the story about his Navajo youth at home and the beliefs engrained by his family, his life adjustments and education at boarding school, the origins of the code talkers, his strong sense of duty on-the-ground as a Marine in some of the most deadly battles in the South Pacific during WWII, and his life afterwards.

This was a captivating, page turner. (

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mapg.genie | Apr 30, 2023 |

This is a great book to teach our students about multicultural topics. Also this book shows history and contributions of Native Americans in
World War II. Students will be able to learn part of the story that sometimes is not even taught or included in the curriculum. (

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karlah1 | Feb 8, 2022 |

As uncomfortable as history can be for us this is an important book to read. The history of the war filled with the personal history of the author was well put together and had a good pace to the reading. A good change from the usual US History class books that are assigned to students. (

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AlejandraIvanez | Feb 19, 2021 |

A fine personal history of the code talkers. I especially liked the part when he got home from the war and had to figure out how to assimilate himself back into American and Indian culture. (

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Code Talker is an excellent book on the topic of the Navajo code talkers. It provides new insight into the development of the code and the Navajo cultural and historical background.

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Nome dell'autore	Ruolo	Tipo di autore	Opera?	Stato
Nez, Chester	Autore	autore primario	tutte le edizioni	confermato
Avila, Judith Schiess	Autore	autore principale	tutte le edizioni	confermato
Bingaman, Jeff	Prefazione	autore secondario	alcune edizioni	confermato
Colacci, David	Narratore	autore secondario	alcune edizioni	confermato

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This book is dedicated to the 420 World War II Navajo Marine code talkers - men who developed and implemented an unbreakable communications system that helped ensure the American defeat of the Japanese in the Pacific war.

When the war ended, other combatants were free to discuss their roles in the service and to receive recognition for their actions. But the Marines instructed us, the code talkers, to keep our accomplishments secret. We kept our own counsel, hiding our deeds from family, friends, and acquaintances. Our code was finally declassified in 1968, twenty-three years after the war's end.

This book may be my story, but it is written for all of these men.

May they and their loved ones walk in beauty.

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"I'm no hero." Chester Nez chuckles.

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This book is not the same as "The Life and Times of the Code Talker" though it is about and by the same people.

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Biography & Autobiography. History. Military. Nonfiction. HTML:The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII.
His name wasn�??t Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn�??t stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strength�??both physical and mental�??to excel as a marine.
During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare�??and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific.
INCLUDES THE ACTUAL NAVAJO CODE AND RAR

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