Native American Code Talker in World War II - Couverture souple

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Gilbert, Ed

 
9781846032691: Native American Code Talker in World War II
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1846032695 ISBN 13 : 9781846032691
Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Were it not for the Navajo Code Talkers the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima and other places (Anonymous, Marine Corps signal officer).

Ed Gilbert uses personal interviews with veterans to tell their fascinating story.

Beginning with the first operational use of Native American languages in World War I, he explores how in World War II the US again came to employ this subtle, but powerful weapon. Despite all efforts, the Japanese were never able to decode their messages and the Navajo code talkers contributed significantly to US victories in the Pacific. Approximately 400 Navajos served in this crucial role.

Their legend of the code talker has been celebrated by Hollywood in films, such as Windtalkers, and this book reveals the real-life story of their extraordinary involvement in World War II.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ed Gilbert was a Marine artilleryman and a Battalion Training NCO in the Marine Corps Reserve. He holds a Ph.D. in geology, and is now a geologist and geophysicist involved in petroleum exploration in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America. Ed has written for hobby, historical, and veteran's magazines, and is the author of oral and operational histories of the Marine Corps' armored units in World War II and the Korean War. He is currently at work on a history of the Marine Corps tank battalions in the Vietnam conflict.

Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment, he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s. He has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, earning an international reputation particularly for his deep knowledge of Native American material culture; and has illustrated more than 50 Osprey titles.

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Éditeur
Osprey Publishing
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1846032695
ISBN 13 
9781846032691
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Ruggeri Raffaele
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
64
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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