Code Talker
The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 7, 2012
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- Who it’s for
- A firsthand wartime memoir that fits both close reading and classroom use.
- Genres
- Military Lives, WWII Pacific Theater, Indigenous Lives
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, August 7, 2012
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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.
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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 RARE PICTURES
Frontline Memory
A firsthand wartime memoir that fits both close reading and classroom use.
Come here for
- memoir from an original Navajo Code Talker
- book-club conversation with real historical weight
Expect
- military history with cultural significance
- a sustained, reflective account
Where it sits
| Indigenous Lives | 73% |
|---|---|
| WWII Pacific Theater | 67% |
| Military Lives | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Indigenous Lives
- World War II History
- Native American History
- Authors
- Chester Nez, Judith Schiess Avila
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- August 7, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Indigenous Lives