The Navajo language is very difficult to translate into other languages and is not a written language. This, in part, was the reason why the United States Marine Corps enlisted the help of 29 Navajo men to create a code that could be used in military movements. The Navajo Code Talkers assigned Navajo words to specific words and movements in an attempt to thwart the enemy combatants. This was really smart and successful. These men participated in every major battle in the Pacific Theatre, which is terrifying to think about.

I was recommended this book by a World War II book page on Instagram that I follow. A follower submitted it with a story about how his grandfather was one of the Navajo Code Talkers. This was a really neat book. We never learned anything about them in my history classes, which is a shame. I went into debt for that college education with a specialization in World War II history, yet it seems as though I paid to know nothing. Check this book out, so the memory of these men can spread.