Title:
Thomas H. Begay and the Navajo Code Talkers / Alysa Landry.
ISBN:
9780821425053
9780821425060
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Publication Information:
Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2023]
Physical Description:
x, 123 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Contents:
In the Thick of the War -- The Navajo People -- The Strange Call to Duty -- The Original 29 -- An Unbreakable Code -- A Classified Mission -- Service in the Pacific Theater -- Victory at Iwo Jima -- Delayed Recognition -- International Heroes.
Summary:
"Through Thomas H. Begay's singular story, this richly illustrated biography for young readers describes aspects of Navajo history and culture and shows how a select group of Navajo soldiers used their native Diné language to invent and operate a secret communications system that was crucial to a US victory in the Pacific during World War II"-- Provided by publisher.
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Interest age level:
008-013 Ohio University Press.
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OCLC Number:
on1340974890
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