Home Books Code Talkers and Warriors


Code Talkers and Warriors
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: Tom Holm; Series Editor: Paul C. Rosier
  • From the Series: Landmark Events in Native American History
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0791093409
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-9340-5
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 07/01/2007
  • Dewey Number: 940
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 168

Summary

Code Talkers and Warriors, part of the insightful Landmark Events in Native American History set, chronicles Native American life during World War II. This impeccably researched and illustrated volume covers issues such as draft resistance on the basis of religion and sovereignty; the relocation of Native Americans to West Coast defense plants; how the war facilitated assimilationist thinking; the transition to post-war life; and Native American contributions to the war effort, such as the famed code talkers and Iwo Jima.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs and maps. Sidebars. Chronology. Timeline. Footnotes. Bibliography. Further reading. Index.

About the Author(s)

Tom Holm is professor of American Indian studies at the University of Arizona. He is the author of several books, including The Great Confusion in Indian Affairs: Native American and White in the Progressive Era and Strong Hearts, Wounded Souls: The Native American Veterans of the Vietnam War, which was a finalist for the Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing. A Cherokee-Muscogee Creek, Holm is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation and is the president of the Southwest Gourd Society.

Reviews and Awards

“Offer this valuable resource to students of Native American history as well as to those with a general interest in U.S. military history.”
Booklist

Title List Price Format Status Add to Wish List Add to Cart
Black Hawk and the War of 1832
$35.00 Hardcover In Stock Add to Wish List Add to Cart
Code Talkers and Warriors
$35.00 Hardcover In Stock Add to Wish List Add to Cart
King Philip's War
$35.00 Hardcover In Stock Add to Wish List Add to Cart
Little Bighorn
$35.00 Hardcover In Stock Add to Wish List Add to Cart
The Apache Wars
$35.00 Hardcover In Stock Add to Wish List Add to Cart
The Long Walk
$35.00 Hardcover In Stock Add to Wish List Add to Cart
The Trail of Tears
$35.00 Hardcover In Stock Add to Wish List Add to Cart

Standing Order Plan

A Standing Order Plan saves you both time and money without risking a penny of your acquisitions budget. The number of copies you indicate of each new title under the plan you select will automatically as the new edition becomes available. If, for any reason, you wish to cancel your subscription to the plan, please contact our Customer Service Department.

Standing Order Plan available for The World Almanac® for Kids:
Plan WK1 Single-title hardcover edition at 20% discount

You can use this order form (pdf) to sign up for any of our Standing Order Plans, or you can contact our Customer Service Department:

Email: custserv@factsonfile.com
Phone Number (toll-free): 1-800-322-8755
Fax Number (toll-free): 1-800-678-3633

FREE Learning Resources