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Code talker

Chester Nez

2011310 pagesabout 5–7 hours
2011
first published
  • 2011Berkley Caliber · 310 pages · ENGISBN 9780425244234
  • 2011Tantor AudioISBN 9781452604985

Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original twenty-nine code talkers, discusses his life growing up in the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo reservation, and shares the story of how he helped the United States develop and implement a secret military language based on his native language during World War II that became the only unbroken code in modern warfare.

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ViolenceFrequent

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ThemesWar

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  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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