Secrets of Navajo code talkers [eBook - hoopla]

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Secrets of Navajo code talkers

(2021)

By: Thomas, Rachael L.

Nonfiction

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Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED

[United States] : Lerner Publishing Group, 2021
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN

9781728433714 (electronic bk.) MWT14339230, 1728433711 (electronic bk.) 14339230

LANGUAGE

English

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In wartime, unbreakable codes help armies win battles. And what better code than an advanced language. The Navajo language was key to the success of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. Read how Navajo Marines risked their lives to translate secret messages during World War II. Learn what makes the Navajo language ideal for encoding messages and the special vocabulary the code talkers used in battle. Finally, try your hand at translating messages yourself

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