• How the Navajo Code Talkers helped the Allies in the Pacific Theater during World War II

     

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Publicēts: 04.01.2004.
Valoda: Angļu
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Literatūras saraksts: Nav
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" The Marines in Guadalcanal could not sneeze on the radio without a Japanese saying 'God bless you'.... Once the Marines got the Code Talkers, they were able to turn the tide" (Miller 112). In the Pacific theater of World War II, communication was the key to winning battles. The Japanese and Americans both created dozens of codes and ciphers, each cracking the other's astonishingly quickly. The futility of the codes ceased when a group of Navajo Native Americans came to the rescue for the Marines. Using a complicated and intricate code based upon the isolated Navajo language, the Marines were able to communicate without fear of the Japanese discovering their plans. Overcoming years of discrimination and cultural disparities, the Navajo Code talkers significantly aided the Marines against the Japanese and helped bring the United States to victory in the Pacific during World War II.
After the heartless sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States declared war against the Empire of Japan. Over the next four years, the two would battle relentlessly. They clashed over hundreds of islands in the South Pacific spread over thousands of miles of oceans in an area know as the Pacific theater. Communications were vital because battle situations changed moment by moment. …

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