America's Secret Weapon: The Navajo Code Talkers of World War II
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- Synopsis
- Philip Johnston, who lived in California, was a veteran of World War I. He had an idea. Why not invent a code using the Navajo language? He gave a demonstration, and brought four Navajos to Camp Elliot and sent them into different offices. They talked by radio, translating messages from English to Navajo and back. A general named Clayton Vogel saw the demonstration and was convinced. In 20 seconds, the Navajos could code, send, and decode a message that took 30 minutes to send over a machine. General Vogel said that 200 Navajos should take part in the secret code project.
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9780765232663
- Publisher:
- Celebration Press
- Date of Addition:
- 12/12/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Pearson Education, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Military, Nonfiction, Teens
- Grade Levels:
- Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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