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The Comanche Code Talkers of World War II Paperback – February 1, 2003

by William C. Meadows (Author), Jean O. Charney (Contributor)

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Among the allied troops that came ashore in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, were thirteen Comanches in the 4th Infantry Division, 4th Signal Company. Under German fire they laid communications lines and began sending messages in a form never before heard in Europe—coded Comanche. For the rest of World War II, the Comanche Code Talkers played a vital role in transmitting orders and messages in a code that was never broken by the Germans.

This book tells the full story of the Comanche Code Talkers for the first time. Drawing on interviews with all surviving members of the unit, their original training officer, and fellow soldiers, as well as military records and news accounts, William C. Meadows follows the group from their recruitment and training to their active duty in World War II and on through their postwar lives up to the present. He also provides the first comparison of Native American code talking programs, comparing the Comanche Code Talkers with their better-known Navajo counterparts in the Pacific and with other Native Americans who used their languages, coded or not, for secret communication. Meadows sets this history in a larger discussion of the development of Native American code talking in World Wars I and II, identifying two distinct forms of Native American code talking, examining the attitudes of the American military toward Native American code talkers, and assessing the complex cultural factors that led Comanche and other Native Americans to serve their country in this way.

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"Of all the books on Native American service in the U.S. armed forces, this is the best. . . . Readers will find the story of the Comanche Code Talkers compelling, humorous, thought-provoking, and inspiring." (Tom Holm, author of Strong Hearts, Wounded Souls: Native American Veterans of the Vietnam War)

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Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: University of Texas Press; 1 edition (February 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0292752741
ISBN-13: 978-0292752740
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 7 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,723,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4105 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Specific Demographics > Native American Studies
- #5881 in Books > History > Americas > Native American
- #15566 in Books > History > Military > World War II

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Unknown Heros of our Country

Bydesertwolfon November 20, 2013

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Had not heard much about the Comache Code Talkers until I saw and purchased this book. Am amazed as to their involvement and found this to be very interesting. Great book about a Proud People who stepped up and did their part for their Country, we could not have achieved our mission with out them.

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A very through detailing of all our code talkers and ...

ByRobert J. Parron September 29, 2015

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A very through detailing of all our code talkers and their Warrior Spirit. Their story is overlooked and not appreciated by our nation.

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Very informative and the code talkers were never given much credit for their services to our country.

ByJim .Sr.on January 8, 2013

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Code talkers were never given much credit for their services to THEIR COUNTRY while the war was being undertaken by USA.

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Outstanding

ByGrimeson January 4, 2010

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As a history major, this book is an outstanding delight. It is one of a handful of works devoted to the tale of the Native American code talkers. It discusses the origins of this tactful communication method, beginning with the Choctow's of the 142nd in WWI. The book is very well written and organized and for one with a thrist of more knowledge on the subject it is the best publication around.

Luckily, the author William C. Meadows happens to have been one of my professors at Missouri State University (previously Southwest Missouri State). He is very passionate about the subject and indeed with this book he has done great research. Knowing that the U.S., until recently in history, has refused to recognize Native American aid in the World Wars makes this book a valuable asset to the growing knowledge of the Native American codetalker.

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Last Comanche code talker

ByPig Pickenson July 25, 2005

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Charles Chibitty, the last surviving Comanche code talker, died in July, 2005, at the age of 83.

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Very Interesting

ByA. Pierceon September 19, 2005

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The first two chapters have a lot of statics and history in them. The interesting part begins at chapter 3 when the author includes interviews with the actual participants and their experiences during the war.

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Excellent book

ByT. Phillipson May 13, 2007

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An excellent book that chronicles events during World War II that were largely unknown and unheralded until just recently.

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