navajo language

"Amidst a complicated history of mistreatment by and distrust of the American government, the Navajo people--especially code talkers--helped the Allies win World War II"--Provided by publisher.

"During World War II, the Japanese military cracked the codes used by the American Army and Navy, but never the Marines. What made the Marines' code different? They used Navajo Code Talkers, specially recruited American Indian soldiers who used their language to send and receive top-secret messages. Infographics, sidebars, and fact boxes bring the experiences of these brave military men to life"--Provided by the publisher.

Contains over nine thousand alphabetically arranged Navajo words accompanied by the English translations, and includes a Navajo pronunciation guide.

Contains a history of the Navajo code talkers, Native Americans who devised codes using their native langauges that were used by the United States military in World War II and never broken.

Describes the contributions of Navajo Indians during World War II, when the U.S. employed a secret code based on the Navajo language.

Because John is afraid to leave the Navajo Reservation, his grandfather explains to him how the Navajo language, faith, and ingenuity helped win World War II.

Describes the role of a select group of Navajo Marines who developed a code based on their own native language that provided a means for secure communications among American forces in the Pacific during World War II.

After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.

After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.