Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

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The Navajo code is the only unbroken code in modern warfare. It ensured the end of WWII by assuring the US victory in Japan. Only one original Navajo code talker still survives; Code Talker is his story. The Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. US military intelligence turned to the Navajo recruits and their native language to create a secret military code that the Japanese were unable to break and allowed embattled regiments of Marines to communicate quickly, concisely and above all, securely.

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Gripping in its narrative, Code Talker is history at its best.Colonel Cole C. Kingseed, U.S. Army (Ret.), co-author of Beyond Band of Brothers:The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

A fascinating inside look at one of WWIIs most closely guarded secretsThis is an important book, a previously untold piece of our history.Marcus Brotherton, author of Shiftys War

You dont need to be a fan of World War II literature to appreciate this memoira fascinating melange of combat in the Pacific theater, the history of the Navajo people and the development of a uniquely American code.Associated Press

A unique, inspiring story by a member of the Greatest Generation.Kirkus Reviews

A remarkably affecting first-person account of the Navajo Marines who served their country with distinction through some of the worst battles of the Pacific theater.The Washington Times

Author Bio

Chester Nez was a World War II veteran who indispensably served his country as a Navajo code talker. He passed away in 2014. Judith Schiess Avila is a code talker scholar with the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities Chautauqua Program. She tours the state giving presentations on the topic.