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Author:   William C. Meadows
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9780292752740

ISBN 10:   0292752741
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 February 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsNotes on the Comanche Sound System by Jean O. CharneyChapter 1: The Origins of Native American Code TalkingChapter 2: Native American Veterans and Code Talkers in World War IIChapter 3: Get him back on that scale and weigh him again! Chapter 4: Utekwapa naka: I hear what you say. Chapter 5: Fighting Po'sataiboo': Crazy White ManChapter 6: Numurekwa'etuu: Comanche Speakers! Appendix A: Members of Company E, 142d Infantry, Thirty-sixth Division, World War IAppendix B: World War I Choctaw Code TalkersAppendix C: Organization of the Fourth Infantry Division, 1941-1945Appendix D: Combat Narrative of the Fourth Infantry DivisionAppendix E: Fourth Infantry Division Campaign (June 6, 1944, to May 8, 1945)Appendix F: Fourth Signal Company Activities, 1940-1945Appendix G: Glossary of Comanche Code TermsAppendix H: Known Native American Code Talkers of World Wars I and II (Tribes, Group Size, Form of Code Talking, and Military Units)NotesBibliographyIndex

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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"

""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

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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William C. Meadows is a professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies at Missouri State University.

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