True whispers : the story of the Navajo code talkers / produced by Valhalla Motion Pictures in association with the Independent Television Service ; produced by Gale Anne Hurd, Valerie Red-Horse ; written and directed by Valerie Red-Horse.

Explores from the Native point of view the complex story of the role that the Native American code talkers and the Navajo language played in secret communications during World War II. No cryptography system proved as effective during the war as did the use of Navajo code talkers using their tribal l...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Valhalla Motion Pictures
Independent Television Service
PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Hurd, Gale Anne
Red-Horse, Valerie
Macy, William H., 1950-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2007], ©2007.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
United States. > Marine Corps > Participation, Indian.
World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Indigenous.
Navajo code talkers.
Navajo language.
Navajo people.
United States. > Marine Corps.
Armed Forces > Indian troops.
Cryptography.
Military participation > Indian.
Navajo Indians.
1939-1945
Documentary television programs.
Closed caption video recordings.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Closed caption video recordings.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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