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

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Chester Nez Judith Schiess Avila

Code Talker

The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

Chester Nez, Judith Schiess Avila, Jeff Bingaman

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Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
07 August 2012

Biography: historical, political & military

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 RARE PICTURES

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 RARE PICTURES

By: Chester Nez, Judith Schiess Avila
Foreword by: Jeff Bingaman
Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 359g
ISBN: 9780425247853
ISBN 10: 0425247856
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 07 August 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chester Nez was a World War II veteran who indispensably served his country as a Navajo code talker. He passed away in 2014. Judith Schiess Avila is a code talker scholar with the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities Chautauqua Program. She tours the state giving presentations on the topic.

Reviews for Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

From Guadalcanal through Bougainville to Peleliu, Nez relates a riveting tale of jungle combat and his personal struggle to adapt to civilian life following the most cataclysmic war in our nation s history. Gripping in its narrative, Code Talker is history at its best. -- Colonel Cole C. Kingseed, U.S. Army (Ret.), co-author of Beyond Band of Brothers A fascinating inside look at one of WWII s most closely guarded secrets This is an important book, a previously untold piece of our history. -- Marcus Brotherton, author of Shifty's War You don t need to be a fan of World War II literature to appreciate this memoir a fascinating melange of combat in the Pacific theater, the history of the Navajo people and the development of a uniquely American code. -- The Associated Press A unique, inspiring story by a member of the Greatest Generation. -- Kirkus Reviews