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Windtalkers : a John Woo film / preface by John Woo ; introduction by Jeff Bingaman ; photographs by Stephen Vaughan ; edited by Antonia Felix ; designed by Timothy Shaner.
LIBRA - Special PN1997.2.W56 W55 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Newmarket pictorial moviebook
- A Newmarket pictorial moviebook
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Marine Corps.
- Windtalkers (Motion picture).
- Navajo code talkers.
- United States. Marine Corps--Indian troops.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Cryptography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- Military campaigns.
- Armed Forces--Indian troops.
- Pacific Area.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Subtitle on cover: Making of the film about the Navajo code talkers of World War II
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Newmarket Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- The Navajo code talkers, Marines who used a top-secret code based on their language, played a vital role in winning World War II in the Pacific. The code was the only code the Japanese never cracked, and because it was so effective, it remained a secret until 1968, when it was declassified. Tells the story behind the film, Windtalkers, facts about how the code was created, historical background of the Navajo Nation, and a glimpse into the rigorous code talker training program.
- Contents:
- "A story that needs to be told" 23
- The code talkers 29
- Warrior legends 37
- The Battle of Saipan 40
- The Navajo code talker dictionary (excerpts) 46
- Navajo Nation 51
- Cast 58
- On location : Hawaii as the South Pacific 64
- The story of the film 72
- Ultimate tributes : the Congressional medal ceremonies 112
- The Navajo code talker dictionary (complete) 116.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 128).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Windtalkers.
- ISBN:
- 1557045151
- 9781557045157
- 1557045143
- 9781557045140
- OCLC:
- 53183583
- Online:
- Publisher description
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