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# Authentic WWII Pacific combat insights Includes original Navajo code Features rare historical photos Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

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## Summary

> 📖 Decode history’s best-kept secret with the voice of a true hero!

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- **What is this?** Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
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## Key Features

- • **Rare Visual Treasures:** Experience history through exclusive, never-before-seen photographs
- • **Unlock the Secret Code:** Dive into the actual Navajo code that helped win WWII
- • **Firsthand Heroic Memoir:** Read the only memoir by an original Navajo Code Talker
- • **Cultural Legacy Preserved:** Explore deep Navajo heritage and traditions intertwined with wartime valor
- • **Top-Ranked Historical Bestseller:** Join thousands who rated this riveting WWII biography 4.7 stars

## Overview

Code Talker is the only memoir by an original Navajo Code Talker, Chester Nez, offering an unparalleled firsthand account of WWII Pacific battles, enriched with the actual Navajo code and rare photographs. This top-ranked biography blends cultural heritage with heroic wartime service, making it a must-read for history enthusiasts and professionals seeking authentic, inspiring narratives.

## Description

desertcart.com: Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII: 9780425247853: Nez, Chester, Schiess Avila, Judith: Books

Review: Interesting and thought-provoking. - Really love this history.
Review: Hidden Heroes - This is a remarkable story centered on the intriguing life of a World War II U.S. Marine veteran who was skilled and dedicated enough to earn a place among the so-called Navajo code talkers. In my years long fascination with the Allied fight against the Axis powers, only brief if any mention of these brave men was typically made. In this fascinating book, the reader is invited to come along with the author and his compatriots into some of the most fiercely fought combat in the Pacific Islands, including Guadalcanal, Guam and Peleliu. Mr. Nez’s story includes detailed descriptions of his upbringing in New Mexico and deep cultural heritage. The reader is brought into a world alive with a stunning appreciation and respect for nature, ancestral customs and unshakable lifelong responsibility. Code talkers like Mr. Nez were a vital asset during a war that placed extreme importance on the transmission of key strategic information, including enemy troop movements and threats. We are all in his debt, not only for his stunning bravery, but for having the wherewithal to tell his unique story in riveting detail. This is truly a book for the ages.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #13,888 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #14 in WWII Biographies #16 in Native American History (Books) #76 in World War II History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (4,698) |
| Dimensions  | 5.92 x 0.85 x 8.98 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0425247856 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0425247853 |
| Item Weight  | 12 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 320 pages |
| Publication date  | August 7, 2012 |
| Publisher  | Dutton Caliber |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting and thought-provoking.
*by C***M on December 20, 2025*

Really love this history.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hidden Heroes
*by J***O on August 28, 2024*

This is a remarkable story centered on the intriguing life of a World War II U.S. Marine veteran who was skilled and dedicated enough to earn a place among the so-called Navajo code talkers. In my years long fascination with the Allied fight against the Axis powers, only brief if any mention of these brave men was typically made. In this fascinating book, the reader is invited to come along with the author and his compatriots into some of the most fiercely fought combat in the Pacific Islands, including Guadalcanal, Guam and Peleliu. Mr. Nez’s story includes detailed descriptions of his upbringing in New Mexico and deep cultural heritage. The reader is brought into a world alive with a stunning appreciation and respect for nature, ancestral customs and unshakable lifelong responsibility. Code talkers like Mr. Nez were a vital asset during a war that placed extreme importance on the transmission of key strategic information, including enemy troop movements and threats. We are all in his debt, not only for his stunning bravery, but for having the wherewithal to tell his unique story in riveting detail. This is truly a book for the ages.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating Memoir
*by M***E on August 16, 2014*

This is definitely a must-read for anyone interested in this topic or certainly the history of the war. The code talkers were neglected for so many years - and one could certainly digress as to why, but that is fodder for another day. This memoir is a good start on the road to rectifying that wrong. The memoir could have concentrated just on the war years, but that would have been a mistake. Any good historian knows, as the late R.G.L. Waite used to say, that in order to study World War II you must look back as far as possible. And in order to look back at the late Mr. Nez's experience in the war, it is imperative that he fully discuss his life with the reader- which he wisely did in this volume. We are introduced to his life before the war - beginning as a young child, including when he was forced to attend boarding school for many years, away from his family, where English was rammed down his throat and his native language was forbidden. If you are unfamiliar with the legalized repression of the Navajo culture in American history, this is yet another reason why you absolutely must read this book. It is perfectly understandable why it was co-written by a professional writer, who spent countless hours interviewing him in depth. Our code talker never pretended to be a professional writer, nor should he have spent years writing a memoir at his advanced age. I am sure he had better things to do. His co-writer was smart in that she allowed him to retain his voice almost always throughout the book. You note that I said "almost always." There are times in the book - even sentences and paragraphs - where it is clear that the writing is in an entirely different voice, and as an experienced reader that may jangle your nerves. Their editors should have caught that and fixed it. However, any memoir that is cowritten with a professional writer usually has this as an Achilles heel, and one must suppress one's perfectionism as a reader because the story itself is so compelling. Certainly the story within Code Talkers is extraordinarily compelling and the writing, quite good. I read it very quickly within a couple of days - and you probably will as well. I recommend it highly.

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