Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

Chester Nez and the unbreakable code : a Navajo code talker's story / Chester Nez & the unbreakable code Navajo code talker's story Joseph Bruchac, pictures by Liz Amini-Holmes. - 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm. - Being a Reader 2nd Edition Curriculum Title ; Grade 4 .

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As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII.

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Nez, Chester.


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United States. Marine Corps.


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World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Indian--Juvenile literature.
Marines--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Navajo Indians--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Navajo code talkers.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Indian.
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