When the Berman Book Club meets in April, the discussion will likely take many directions. “Code Talker” by Chester Nez, is about radio operators in World War II who devised a secret communication ...

The last of the Navajo “Code Talkers,” who helped the United States create a code that thwarted Japanese efforts during World War II, has passed away. Chester Nez of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died ...

Although more than 400 Navajos served in the military during World War II as top-secret code talkers, even those fighting shoulder to shoulder with them were not told of their covert function. And, ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The language he once was punished for speaking in school became Chester Nez's primary weapon in World War II. Before hundreds of men from the Navajo Nation became Code Talkers, Nez ...

CODE TALKER: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII, by Chester Nez with Judith Schiess Avila (Berkley, 320 pages, $26.95) You don t need to be a fan of World War ...

You don't need to be a fan of World War II literature to appreciate this memoir by Chester Nez and his co-author, Judith Schiess Avila, a code-talker scholar. "Code Talker" is a fascinating melange of ...

NMAIMAI copy Purchased from the NMAI Library Endowment. Summary "As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Chester Nez is an Author with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2013 Interview. Most appearances with Judith Avila (2). Most common tag: World ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Judith Avila is an Author with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2013 Interview. Most appearances with Chester Nez (2). Most common tag: World ...