Navajo Weapon; The Navajo Code Talkers

McClain, Sally

ISBN 10: 1887896325 / ISBN 13: 9781887896320

Published by Rio Nuevo Publishers, Tucson, Arizona, 1981

About this Item

from the cover, "A gripping account of Navajo Tribal men who . created the only unbreakable code in modern military history!" Lee Cannon, Past President, 4th Marine Division DC1. softcover, autographed copy, 212 pages, indexed, illustrated.

Seller Inventory # 5568375

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Navajo Weapon; The Navajo Code Talkers
• Publisher: Rio Nuevo Publishers, Tucson, Arizona
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1887896325
• ISBN 13: 9781887896320
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • History
  • Military
  • Native American

About this title

Synopsis

Read the true story that inspired Windtalkers, a major summer 2002 release that honors the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II, directed by John Woo (Mission: Impossible 2) and starring Nicholas Cage and Adam Beach. Based on first-person accounts and Marine Corps documents, this newly revised edition of Navajo Weapon: The Navajo Code Talkers describes how the U.S. Marine Corps recruited young Navajo warriors to create a secret code, using their native language that many of them had once been forbidden to speak. The Navajo Code Talkers played decisive roles in the Pacific Theater and helped turned the tide in the bloody battles for Bougainville, Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Saipan, Guam, Peleliu, and Iwo Jima. Their unbreakable code helped save countless American lives and earned the Navajo Code Talkers the undying respect of their comrades in arms. 54 rare, historic photographs and maps.

About the Author

Sally McClain loves finding misses pieces of history and bringing it to light. Over the past 20 years she has spoken about the Code Talkers at veterans organizations, memorial events, schools, and universities.