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Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
by Judith Schiess Avila, Chester Nez
This was a powerful memoir and one that provided insight into the life of one of the "original 29" Code Talkers (I put that in quotes because Nez himself says that he prefers the "original 32" since other Navajo Marines joined in during the process of building the code and he considers them part of that original core).
There are some reviews that note that this is not a book about the code. I would agree, but I also don't think that it needs to be or that it said it was.
This is essentially a transcribed oral history. Nez shared his story with Judith Schiess Avila, who realized that he just needed someone to write his story down rather than turn it into a different project. As a memoir, it focuses in large part on joining the Marines and creating the code, but in equal measure about his time in the service and in the line of fire. While it starts slowly, his voice is accessible and interesting. It was well balanced with information and personal insights.
There are some reviews that note that this is not a book about the code. I would agree, but I also don't think that it needs to be or that it said it was.
This is essentially a transcribed oral history. Nez shared his story with Judith Schiess Avila, who realized that he just needed someone to write his story down rather than turn it into a different project. As a memoir, it focuses in large part on joining the Marines and creating the code, but in equal measure about his time in the service and in the line of fire. While it starts slowly, his voice is accessible and interesting. It was well balanced with information and personal insights.