{"product_id":"code-talker-paperback","title":"Code Talker - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChester Nez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJudith Schiess Avila\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis name wasn't Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn't stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strength--both physical and mental--to excel as a marine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare--and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDES THE ACTUAL NAVAJO CODE AND RARE PICTURES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChester Nez\u003c\/b\u003e was a World War II veteran who indispensably served his country as a Navajo code talker. He passed away in 2014. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Schiess Avila\u003c\/b\u003e is a code talker scholar with the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities Chautauqua Program. She tours the state giving presentations on the topic.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178287612153,"sku":"9780425247853","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VXczdVlaS3J5NVNaUTlRaVBvQ1cxZz09.webp?v=1767722901","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/code-talker-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}