cryptography

"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.

"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. . . [This book] explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their . . . code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war"--Provided by publisher.

As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. But each petal they remove from the rose code brings danger--and their true enemy--closer...

"Cryptology was key to the success of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. Learn more is this introduction the Navajo and why and how their language was well-suited to being used for coded messages"--Provided by publisher.

"A nonfiction chronicle of the courageous efforts of remarkable young women recruited by the US government to crack German and Japanese military codes during World War II."--Provided by publisher.

"A nonfiction chronicle of the courageous efforts of remarkable young women recruited by the US government to crack German and Japanese military codes during World War II."--Provided by publisher.

Profiles seventy-five surviving Navajo code talkers and discusses how they helped the United States devise a code that the Japanese could not break during World War II.

Recalls the history of the 10,000 American women who served in the U.S. Army and Navy as code breakers during World War II.