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Jun 18, 2014ReadingWriter rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Reading this book was made more poignant when the author, Chester Nez, passed away at the age of 93 recently. He was one of the original "code talkers," who changed the course of WWII by using the Navajo language as the basis of an unbreakable code.. It was a difficult book for me to read due to the details about the war, injustice to the Navajo people and tragedy in his own life, Yet, his spirit shines through in the easy, conversational prose, and I felt as if I were listening to his stories in person. Reading the fascinating details about how the code was developed, and what the Marine code talkers accomplished in very difficult situations, was inspiring and a real way to honor what they did.