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Code talker / Chester Nez, with Judith Schiess Avila.

Nez, Chester, 1921-2014 (Author). Avila, Judith Schiess. (Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780425244234
  • ISBN: 0425244237
  • Physical Description: viii, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Berkley Caliber, 2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-296) and index.

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Subject:
Nez, Chester, 1921-2014.
United States. Marine Corps > Biography.
Navajo code talkers > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Indian.
Marines > United States > Biography.
Navajo Indians > Biography.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.

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