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Code Talker by Chester Nez with Judith Schiess Avila
"Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII" as told by Chester Nez to Judith Schiess Avila - softcover book published by Dutton Caliber in 2021 (original copyright 2011) - 310 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos - book measures 6" x 9" - original price $17.00 - ISBN# 978-0-425-24785-3
Condition: Good/Very Good - covers have light wear - binding solid - pages clean - no torn or missing pages.
"The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII-includes the actual Navajo Code and rare photos. Although more than 400 Navajos served in the military during World War II as top-secret code talkers, even those fighting shoulder to shoulder with them were not told of their covert function. And, after the war, the Navajos were forbidden to speak of their service until 1968, when the code was finally declassified. Of the original twenty-nine Navajo code talkers, only two are still alive. Chester Nez is one of them.
"In this memoir, the eighty-nine-year-old Nez chronicles both his war years and his life growing up on the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo Reservation-the hard life that gave him the strength, both physical and mental, to become a Marine. His story puts a living face on the legendary men who developed what is still the only unbroken code in modern warfare."
"Chester Nez volunteered as a Marine during WWII even though his Navajo people were not allowed to vote. He became one of the men who developed the famed Navajo code, and took it into battle against the Japanese. That code is the only unbroken spoken code in modern warfare."
(Winner of the New Mexico Press Women's Zia Award and the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award. Was read on NPR in its entirety.)
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(I've been doing book searches/mail order for over 40 years and have a very strict grading system. All items are sold AS IS - Every effort has been made to describe the item and its condition accurately. If you are in doubt about condition or need additional info PLEASE contact me BEFORE purchasing. Items are not returnable unless a shipping error has been made.)
Condition: Good/Very Good - covers have light wear - binding solid - pages clean - no torn or missing pages.
"The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII-includes the actual Navajo Code and rare photos. Although more than 400 Navajos served in the military during World War II as top-secret code talkers, even those fighting shoulder to shoulder with them were not told of their covert function. And, after the war, the Navajos were forbidden to speak of their service until 1968, when the code was finally declassified. Of the original twenty-nine Navajo code talkers, only two are still alive. Chester Nez is one of them.
"In this memoir, the eighty-nine-year-old Nez chronicles both his war years and his life growing up on the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo Reservation-the hard life that gave him the strength, both physical and mental, to become a Marine. His story puts a living face on the legendary men who developed what is still the only unbroken code in modern warfare."
"Chester Nez volunteered as a Marine during WWII even though his Navajo people were not allowed to vote. He became one of the men who developed the famed Navajo code, and took it into battle against the Japanese. That code is the only unbroken spoken code in modern warfare."
(Winner of the New Mexico Press Women's Zia Award and the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award. Was read on NPR in its entirety.)
Shipping weight: 1 pound - book will be sent Media Mail
Combine purchases and save on shipping (shipping cost is based on total package weight)
Insurance is NOT included in the shipping cost.
International shipping rates upon request.
(I've been doing book searches/mail order for over 40 years and have a very strict grading system. All items are sold AS IS - Every effort has been made to describe the item and its condition accurately. If you are in doubt about condition or need additional info PLEASE contact me BEFORE purchasing. Items are not returnable unless a shipping error has been made.)
