Nez, Chester

Code talker : the first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII by Chester Nez( )

5 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 36 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In the 1920s, growing up on the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo Reservation wasn't easy. There was no electricity or indoor plumbing. The New Mexico summers were hot and the winters harsh. But the beautiful mesas provided bountiful land on which to raise sheep and goats, and the Navajo celebrated their spiritual connection to nature. His name wasn't Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn't stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing gave him the strength-both physical and mental-to excel as a Marine. During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare-and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific. Chester Nez is the only surviving member of the original twenty-nine code talkers-and this is his story

Code talker by Chester Nez( )

1 edition published in 2014 in English and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

He is the only original World War II Navajo code talker still alive'and this is his story ... His name wasn't Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn't stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strength'both physical and mental'to excel as a marine. During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare'and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific

Life and Times of the Code Talker by Chester Nez( )

1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

-- Code Talker -- Includes a preview of Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII INCLUDES NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOS

Chester Nez : World War II Navajo code talker( Visual )

1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chautauqua event featuring Ms. Judith Avila & special guest Mr. Chester Nez( Visual )

1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presentation featuring Judith Avila, author of the book Code Talker, and Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original Navajo Code Talkers of World War II

Chautauqua event featuring : Ms. Judith Avila with special guest Mr. Chester Nez( Visual )

1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Kódbeszélők : az első és egyetlen emlékirat a második világháborús navaho kódbeszélők egyikétől by Chester Nez( Book )

1 edition published in 2012 in Hungarian and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide