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Navajo Code Talkers

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By Nathan Aaseng
Publisher Walker Company
Navajo Code Talkers
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On the Pacific front during World War II, strange messages were picked up by American and Japanese forces on land and at sea. The messages were totally unintelligible to everyone except a small select group within the Marine Corps the Navajo code talkersa group of Navajos communicating in a code based on the Navajo language. This code, the first unbreakable one in U.S. history, was a key reason that the Allies were able to win in the Pacific. Navajo Code Talkers tells the story of the special group, who proved themselves to be among the bravest, most valuable, and most loyal of American soldiers during World War II.

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21089 words21,089 words
114 pages114 pages
Lexile 1170LLexile 1170L
Grade 4 to 10Grade 4 to 10
Age 9-15Age 9-15

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Hear it concealment Hear it inconvenience Hear it decode Hear it memorization Hear it courtesy Hear it reinforce Hear it untested Hear it repel Hear it unbreakable Hear it fluent Hear it grimmest Hear it morale Hear it incentive Hear it elaborate Hear it adequate Hear it soupy Hear it unproductive Hear it modest Hear it revert Hear it drinkable Hear it divisional Hear it mortar Hear it distrust Hear it malfunction Hear it resourceful Hear it barrage Hear it redirect Hear it foxhole Hear it bombardment Hear it extraction Hear it strategic Hear it volley Hear it sieve Hear it reliance Hear it rigid Hear it combatant Hear it platoon Hear it speculate Hear it shoestring Hear it aerial Hear it cleansing Hear it disrupt Hear it crucial Hear it selective Hear it kindling Hear it radioman Hear it battalion Hear it initiation Hear it peril Hear it terminology Hear it grisly Hear it stationary Hear it petty Hear it exile Hear it cope Hear it counterattack Hear it unassuming Hear it spectacle Hear it closeness Hear it drastic Hear it slog Hear it ne Hear it impossibility Hear it sniper Hear it bulky Hear it mastery Hear it coarse Hear it knotty Hear it unearthly Hear it undetected Hear it pact Hear it subsequent Hear it dislodge Hear it decisive Hear it vivid Hear it craggy Hear it impassable Hear it illiterate Hear it tolerant Hear it mucky Hear it moat Hear it lush Hear it heroism Hear it gibberish Hear it acclaim Hear it simplify Hear it relentless Hear it impractical Hear it northernmost Hear it battleground Hear it translator Hear it descriptive Hear it lei Hear it predawn Hear it airstrip Hear it skepticism Hear it mountainous Hear it reluctant Hear it stronghold Hear it sheer
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Hear it concealment Hear it convey Hear it disharmony Hear it memorization Hear it courtesy Hear it diagnostician Hear it unaggressive Hear it unrecognized Hear it cryptogram Hear it unbreakable Hear it fluent Hear it reversal Hear it grimmest Hear it unconfirmed Hear it unproductive Hear it beachhead Hear it unheralded Hear it undaunted Hear it frontline Hear it drinkable Hear it authorization Hear it battlefront Hear it barrage Hear it foxhole Hear it horrendous Hear it amphibious Hear it illustrious Hear it materiel Hear it fortify Hear it rigid Hear it combatant Hear it platoon Hear it transcribe Hear it eyewear Hear it aerial Hear it distasteful Hear it afar Hear it cipher Hear it strenuous Hear it undeserved Hear it worldview Hear it radioman Hear it inadequate Hear it sparse Hear it peril Hear it grisly Hear it torrential Hear it unassuming Hear it invaluable Hear it decipher Hear it plight Hear it ample Hear it porous Hear it subversive Hear it coarse Hear it knotty Hear it impassable Hear it drudgery Hear it atoll Hear it illiterate Hear it tolerant Hear it societal Hear it inflection Hear it unannounced Hear it deter Hear it entrenched Hear it tedium Hear it limitless Hear it belated Hear it meticulous Hear it inevitable Hear it dwelt Hear it wreak Hear it mealtime Hear it tenacity Hear it northernmost Hear it peacetime Hear it mistrust Hear it battleground Hear it trivial Hear it predawn Hear it skepticism Hear it dysentery Hear it puzzlement Hear it halfhearted Hear it aground Hear it outpost Hear it ominous Hear it shrapnel Hear it superhuman Hear it favorable Hear it onslaught Hear it disdain Hear it rite Hear it meager Hear it comical Hear it ablaze Hear it havoc Hear it buckskin Hear it tedious
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9780802781833

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