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 | True Whispers: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkersby Valerie Red-Horse and Gale Anne Hurd Chronicling the story of the Navajo Code Talkers, True Whispers profiles the Native American men who devised a code in their native language for the Marines that ultimately stumped the Japanese during the World War II. |
 | Wings of Defeatby Risa Morimoto and Linda Hoaglund They were Japan’s Divine Wind Special Attack Unit, or Kamikaze tokkōtai, and 4,000 of them — some still in their teens — died in a futile effort to turn the tide of a war already lost. Little known outside of Japan, a few Kamikaze survived. Now old men, they must reconcile their guilt with their gratitude for the unexpected gift of a full life. Independent Lens |
