02462cam a2200421 i 4500 606156985 TxAuBib 20230105120000.0 210503s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021020923 9780399542657 PAP 6.99 0399542655 PAP 6.99 TxAuBib rda Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- Who were the Navajo Code Talkers [BOOK] / by James Buckley, Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland. New York : Penguin Workshop, 2021. 108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who was Includes bibliographical references (page 108). Who were the Navajo Code Talkers? -- The Navajo -- Marine boot camp -- The secret language of war -- Creating the Navajo code -- The code in action -- Code-talker life -- Iwo Jima -- Going home -- Delayed honors. By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. Author James Buckley Jr. explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war. Provided by publisher. Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop. 20230105. United States Marine Corps Indian troops Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Cryptography Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Indian Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Area Juvenile literature. Navajo language Juvenile literature. Navajo code talkers Juvenile literature. Navajo Indians History 20th century Juvenile literature. Native Americans Juvenile literature. Indigenous peoples Juvenile literature. Copeland, Gregory, illustrator. Who was.