I am Osage : how Clarence Tinker became the first Native American Major General by Rogers, Kim 

BTSB Prebound(Heartdrum, 2024)

BTSB #: 762028 Available

Dewey: 355.0092/BAges: 4-8   


Genres:

Subjects: Tinker, Clarence Leonard United States.|bArmy.|bAir Corps - Biography Osage Indians World War, 1939-1945 - Native American participation Generals - United States - Biography World War, 1939-1945 - American aerial operations

Summary: A biographical picture book about Clarence Tinker, a member of the Osage Nation, who endured abuse growing up at the hands of a boarding school and went on to serve in the United States Air Force in World War II.

Who were the Navajo Code Talkers? [Who Was?]by Buckley, James 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2021)

BTSB #: 166498 Available

Dewey: 940.54/CAges: 8-12   
AR: 6.5 MG Lexile: 960 F&P: X

Genres:

Subjects: United States.|bMarine Corps - Native American troops World War, 1939-1945 - Cryptography World War, 1939-1945 - Native American participation Navajo language Navajo code talkers Navajo Indians - History|y20th century World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Area

Summary: In order to win World War II and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. This book explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war.

Who were the Navajo Code Talkers? [Who Was?]by Buckley, James 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2021)

BTSB #: 166505 Available

Dewey: 940.54/CAges: 8-12   
AR: 6.5 MG F&P: X

Genres:

Subjects: United States.|bMarine Corps - Native American troops World War, 1939-1945 - Cryptography World War, 1939-1945 - Native American participation Navajo language Navajo code talkers Navajo Indians - History|y20th century World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Area

Summary: In order to win World War II and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. This book explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war.