Thomas H. Begay and the Navajo Code Talkers

author: Landry, Alysa
"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 Din? 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 the publisher.
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call number/section: 920, 921, 940.54, 92, 1000
subjects: begay, thomas h., 1926-, juvenile literature, united states, marine division, 5th, juvenile literature, biography, navajo code talkers, juvenile literature, navajo indians, world war, 1939-1945, cryptography, participation, indian, indians of north america, biography, cryptography, united states, history, juvenile literature, biographies
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