Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?)
by James Buckley (Author) Gregory Copeland (Illustrator)
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.
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James Buckley
James Buckley Jr. has been writing sports books for adults and young readers for more than 25 years after working for Sports Illustrated and NFL Publishing. Among his most popular titles are National Baseball Hall of Fame Collection, America's Classic Ballparks, Ballpark Bucket List, Perfect: The Story of Baseball's Perfect Games, Unhittable, Eyewitness Baseball, The Visual Dictionary of Baseball, and Obsessed with Baseball. He is the author of more than 20 sports biographies for young readers, including the graphic nonfiction title Babe Ruth: Baseball's All-Time Best. His company, Shoreline Publishing Group, produces dozens of books each year for major publishers including Penguin, Scholastic, DK, National Geographic Kids, Simon & Schuster/Aladdin, and many others.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780399542657
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
October 20, 2021
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF025210 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/20th Century
JNF025130 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars
JNF018040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
JNF025130 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars
JNF018040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
Library of Congress categories
History
United States
20th century
World War, 1939-1945
Campaigns
Navajo Indians
Navajo language
Indian troops
Cryptography
Navajo code talkers
Pacific Area
Participation, Indian
United States
20th century
World War, 1939-1945
Campaigns
Navajo Indians
Navajo language
Indian troops
Cryptography
Navajo code talkers
Pacific Area
Participation, Indian
