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Holiday, Samuel, 1924-

Under the eagle : Samuel Holiday, Navajo code talker / Samuel Holiday and Robert S. McPherson. - xi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Decoding the Past : Origin and Context of Under the Eagle -- Establishing Beliefs : Birth and Early Years -- DineÌ Language and Control : Boarding School and Enlistment -- Training and Protection : Preparation for War -- Traditional and Contemporary Combat : First Encounter : Kwajalein -- The Hard Edge of Combat : Saipan and Tinian : Protection Made Tangible -- The Final Crucible : Iwo Jima : The Code Talkers' Triumph -- After the War : A Different Kind of Battle -- Recognition and Reconciliation : Samuel and the Code Talkers Association.

ISBN: 9780806143897

LCCN: 2013001303

Subjects--Personal Names:
Holiday, Samuel, 1924-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Marine Corps --Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Navajo code talkers--Biography.
Navajo Indians--Utah--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Indian.
Marines--United States--Biography.
Oral history--United States.

LC Class. No.: D810.C88 / H65 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/8673092 B