Bibliograph

Code talker, a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Joseph Bruchac

Type

Label

Code talker, a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Joseph Bruchac

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Code talker

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

905248332

Responsibility statement

Joseph Bruchac

Sub title

a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two

Summary

After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue

Table Of Contents

Sent away -- Boarding school -- To be forgotten -- Progress -- High school -- Sneak attack -- Navajos wanted -- New recruits -- Blessingway -- Boot camp -- Code school -- Learning the code -- Shipping out to Hawaii -- Enemies -- Field maneuvers -- Bombardment -- First landing -- On Bougainville -- Do you have a Navajo? -- Next targets -- Guam -- Fatigue -- Pavavu -- Iwo Jima -- In sight of Suribachi -- Black beach -- Okinawa -- Bomb -- Going home -- Author's note -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments

Target audience

juvenile

Classification