Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?, James Buckley, Jr.
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?, James Buckley, Jr.
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Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?

Author: James Buckley, Jr., Who HQ

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: Charley Flyte

Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/26/2021


Synopsis

Learn how this heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code and helped the US win major battles during World War II in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. In this new book within the #1 New York Times bestelling series, author James Buckley Jr. explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war.

About The Author

James Buckley Jr. has written more than fifty books for kids, including Who Was Ernest Shackleton?, Who Was Roberto Clemente?, and Who Was Benedict Arnold?


Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela

I knew of the Navajo Code Talkers, but nothing as to what it entailed or even how the idea orignated...seems like something we should have been taught in school. I hope I can get my students to read it.......more

Goodreads review by Kristi

Very interesting book - did not know much about this at all.......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

This nonfiction title is a 3.5 for me. Sometimes the entries in the WHOHQ series are skimpy, but that isn't the case with this important topic. The story of the Navajo Code Talkers is fascinating in every respect. Not only were their stories and particular roles in WWII kept a secret until 1968, but......more

When the U.S. become involved the World War II, the Axis powers were already taken huge parts of Europe. The marines recruited twenty-nine men who could speak the Navajo language. Their code saved missions, men and countries. Their "code" was never broken, and no one knew about their secret mission......more