Code Talker ; The First and Only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII
Nez, Chester ; Avila, Judith Schiess (with)
Language: English
Published by The Berkley Publishing Group, New York, NY, 2011
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Stated "First Edition, September 2011" and includes "1" in the number line on copy right page. This book has tight binding. No writing, tears or creases on interior pages. The top edge of pages are slightly aged and a remainder mark on bottom edge. Black paper covered boards are clean and gold lettering titling on spine shiny and bright. The Dust Jacket does have a tape repaired tear on bottom front flap. Light edge wear elsewhere. The DJ is unclipped and has the price of "USA $26.95 / Canada $31.00". DJ in mylar jacket now.
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- Title
- Code Talker ; The First and Only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII
- Author
- Nez, Chester ; Avila, Judith Schiess (with)
- Publisher
- The Berkley Publishing Group, New York, NY
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0425244237
- ISBN 13
- 9780425244234
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
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
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About the Author
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.
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