Code Talker : A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two

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Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-07-20
Publisher(s): Speak
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Summary

Viewed through the eyes of a 16-year-old Navajo youth, "Code Talker" is a fascinating slice of World War II history by a much-respected and acclaimed author.

Table of Contents

Listen, My Grandchildren 1(56)
1 Sent Away
5(7)
2 Boarding School
12(7)
3 To Be Forgotten
19(4)
4 Progress
23(5)
5 High School
28(5)
6 Sneak Attack
33(5)
7 Navajos Wanted
38(7)
8 New Recruits
45(5)
9 The Blessingway
50(7)
10 Boot Camp 57(11)
11 Code School 68(8)
12 Learning the Code 76(9)
13 Shipping Out to Hawaii 85(10)
14 The Enemies 95(3)
15 Field Maneuvers 98(7)
16 Bombardment 105(8)
17 First Landing 113(7)
18 On Bougainville 120(15)
19 Do You Have a Navajo? 135(6)
20 The Next Targets 141(5)
21 Guam 146(13)
22 Fatigue 159(4)
23 Pavavu 163(9)
24 Iwo Jima 172(4)
25 In Sight of Suribachi 176(7)
26 The Black Beach 183(13)
27 Okinawa 196(9)
28 The Bomb 205(2)
29 Going Home 207(8)
Author's Note 215(10)
Selected Bibliography 225(4)
Acknowledgments 229

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