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Navajo code talkers of World War II.

The documentary provides viewers with highly personal insights from a group of Native American war heroes regarding their service on behalf of the United States and the Navajo Nation. The secret code these marines developed, based on the unwritten Navaho language, was never broken, giving American t...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English audio.
Published: Worcester, PA : Gateway Films (Vision Video), [2018]
Subjects:
United States. > Marine Corps > Participation, Indian.
Navajo code talkers.
World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography.
Navajo Indians.
Navajo language.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Indian.
United States. > Marine Corps.
World War (1939-1945)
Cryptography.
Military participation > Indian.
1939-1945
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:The documentary provides viewers with highly personal insights from a group of Native American war heroes regarding their service on behalf of the United States and the Navajo Nation. The secret code these marines developed, based on the unwritten Navaho language, was never broken, giving American troops an upper hand in many battles that ultimately led to Japanâ‚‚s surrender in 1945.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
Widescreen.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (69 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Widescreen presentation.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Vincent M. Gancie ; editors, Richard Fox Hartwell, Ric Pierpoint ; original music, Peter Kehoe ; Native American flute, Aaron Otto ; narrator, Bob Elliott.