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Navajo Code Talkers - by Nathan Aaseng (Paperback)

Navajo Code Talkers - by  Nathan Aaseng (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b><i>Navajo Code Talkers</i> tells the story of the special group, who proved themselves to be among the bravest, most valuable, and most loyal of American soldiers during World War II. </b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Navajo Code Talkers</i> tells the story of this special group, who proved themselves to be among the bravest, most valuable, and most loyal of American soldiers during World War II. </b> <p/>On the Pacific front during World War II, strange messages were picked up by American and Japanese forces on land and at sea. The messages were totally unintelligible to everyone except a small select group within the Marine Corps: the Navajo code talkers-a group of Navajos communicating in a code based on the Navajo language. This code, the first unbreakable one in U.S. history, was a key reason that the Allies were able to win in the Pacific.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Few books so concisely summarize the Japanese advance and the American response to it, while none provides the same depth of insight into the conditions faced by these Navajo. . . . An important story, compellingly told." --<i>Kirkus (pointer review)</i> <p/>"A fascinating account that sheds light on a little-known contribution of the Navajos during World War II." --<i>School Library Journal</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Nathan Aaseng</b> grew up in Minnesota and worked as a microbiologist for four years before becoming a writer. He has written over ninety books for young readers. He lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with his wife, Linda, and their four children.</p>

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