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A top-secret military code helped the Allies win World War II in the Pacific. The unbroken code was not based on numbers or symbols but on birds and whales and fish. This is the story of the Navajo Code Talkers, who left high desert country to storm tropical jungles, armed…


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1 author picked The Navajo Code Talkers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This was a tiny ebook I borrowed from my library on a whim. It popped up in a different search and I am so glad I took a chance on it. While looking for the author to add here, iI realize it is probably a well-known story, with famous novels and a movie, but it was all news to me. In a nutshell, native american language speakers were used to transmit unbreakable codes during World War II.

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