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Chester Nez shares the story of his early life on the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo reservation and his pivotal contribution to the United States War Department. As one of the original twenty‑nine Navajo code talkers, Nez helped develop and implement a covert military language based on his native tongue. This code, used by the Marine Corps during World II, proved to be the only unbroken code in modern warfare. Nez’s personal narrative offers insight into the intersection of indigenous culture, cryptographic innovation, and military history.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Chester Nez
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