In Search of History: Navajo Code Talkers

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This episode of In Search of History follows the dramatic story of young Native American soldiers and their involvement in one of the most secretive military projects of World War II to create an unbreakable code using the complex Navajo language. The Navajo Code Talkers were commended for their skill, speed and accuracy accrued throughout the war
Creation of the Navajo World (2:18)
The Long Walk (2:12)
"Tradition is the Enemy of Progress" (2:24)
Patriotism Among Navajo (1:43)
Winter 1941: Japan Easily Breaks Military Codes (2:01)
382nd Platoon is Born (2:05)
The First Twenty-Nine (3:06)
Making Written Code from Spoken Language (2:07)
Navajo Code Ready for Battle (2:30)
Navajo Code Talkers on Guadalcanal (2:00)
Need for Private Communications on Guadalcanal (2:29)
Unbreakable Code: Secret Weapon (2:42)
Navajo Code Talkers on Iwo Jima (2:35)
Ground Combat on Iwo Jima (2:06)
Ascending Suribachi (2:31)
Navajo Service in World War II (2:19)
Recognition for Navajo Code Talkers (3:34)
Credits: In Search of History: Navajo Code Talkers (0:59)

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