01640cam a2200325 4500 71434330 TxAuBib 090302s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009009145 9780803224568 paper : alk. paper 0803224567 paper : alk. paper TxAuBib DURRETT, DEANNE. Unsung Heroes of World War II : The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers / Deanne Durrett ; with a new afterword by the author. Unsung heroes of World War Two. Unsung heroes of World War 2. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2009. viii, 130 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. "Bison Books"--Spine. Originally published: New York, NY : Facts on File, c1998. Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-126) and index. The Navajo -- Birth of the idea -- The original 29 -- Special assignment -- The Navajo School -- The code talkers hit Guadalcanal -- The Navajo code in operation -- The code talkers' shining hour -- Home again -- The code talkers' contribution. 19981009. United States Marine Corps Indian troops Juvenile literature. Navajo language Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Cryptography Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Indian Juvenile literature. Navajo code talkers Juvenile literature. NAVAJO INDIANS History 20th century Juvenile literature.