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unsung heroes of world war ii the story of the navajo code talkers
on february 23 1945 u.s. marines claimed victory in the battle of iwo jima one of the most important battles in the pacific islands during world war ii . instrumental to this defeat of japanese forces was a group of specialized marines involved in a secret program . throughout the war japanese intelligence agencies were able to intercept and break nearly every battlefield code the united states created . the navajo code talkers however devised a complex code based on their native language and perfected it so that messages could be coded transmitted and decoded in minutes . the navajo code was the only battlefield code that japan never deciphered . unsung heroes of world war ii details the history of the men who created this secret code and used it on the battlefield to help the united states win world war ii in the pacific .
paperback bison books 2009 isbn13 9780803224568 isbn10 0803224567
abridged n isbn 13 9780803224568 number in series 1 number of pages 130 publisher univ of nebraska pr release date 62135769600000