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Navajo Code Talkers: Top Secret Messengers of World War II (Amazing World War II Stories) - Softcover

Book 1 of 4: Amazing World War II Stories

Hoena, Blake

 
9781543575491: Navajo Code Talkers: Top Secret Messengers of World War II (Amazing World War II Stories)

Synopsis

During World War II U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and other top secret information out of the enemy's hands. Coded messages were often used, but secret codes could be broken. To solve this problem, the U.S. military turned to an unexpected source to create an unbreakable code. The Navajo people spoke a complex language that few outsiders knew how to speak. Several Navajo soldiers were recruited to develop a code based on the Navajo language. The result was a complex code that could not be solved by the enemy. Learn all about the brave Navajo Code Talkers and how their unbreakable code helped defeat the enemy and win the war.

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About the Author

Blake A. Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where he wrote stories about robots conquering the moon and trolls lumbering around the woods behind his parents house. He now lives in Minnesota and enjoys writing about fun things like history, space aliens, and superheroes. Blake has written more than fifty chapter books and dozens of graphic novels for children.

From the Back Cover

Top Secret Messages of World War II. During World War II U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and othertop secret information out of the enemys hands. Coded messageswere often used, but secret codes could be broken. To solve thisproblem, the U.S. military turned to an unexpected source to createan unbreakable code. The Navajo people spoke a complexlanguage that few outsiders knew how to speak. Several Navajosoldiers were recruited to develop a code based on the Navajolanguage. The result was a complex code that could not be brokenby the enemy.

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