mistree 's review for:

Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac

5.0

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Though a novel, this reads like a memoir. Quite enlightening about how Native Americans were treated in the early 20th century. It was very interesting learning about how the Navajo language was used to develop a code that was used in World War II. I never realized it was also used in Korea and Vietnam. Though I understand the need for to keep it top-secret, it is a shame those brave Native Americans were not recognized until the late 1960's.