Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?
By James Buckley Jr. and Who HQ and Illustrated by Gregory Copeland
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Learn how this heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code and helped the US win major battles during World War II in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. In this new book within the #1 New York Times bestselling series, author James Buckley Jr. explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war.
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About the contributor(s)
About the contributor(s)
James Buckley Jr. is a prolific author of nonfiction for young readers, with more than 150 books to his credit (and still typing!). He is the author of more than a dozen titles in the New York Times bestselling Who Was? biography series, including books on the Wright Brothers, Milton Hershey, Betsy Ross, Jules Verne, and Blackbeard.
Who HQ is your headquarters for history. The Who HQ team is always working to provide simple and clear answers to some of our biggest questions. From Who Was George Washington? to Who Is Michelle Obama?, and What Was the Battle of Gettysburg? to Where Is the Great Barrier Reef?, we strive to give you all the facts.
Book details
Book details
ISBN: 9780399542657
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Date published:
Page count: 112
Categories, genres & themes: Juvenile Nonfiction / Native American, Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Military & Wars, and Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century
Ages: 8 to 12
