Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Sioux code talkers of World War II / Andrea M. Page.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Gretna, LA : Pelican Publishing Company, 2017Description: 136 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781455622436 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1455622435 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Connecting to the past : a story of home (1940s) -- Traditional life : home on the plains (1800s) -- Warriors in the First Cavalry Division : joining the Seventh (1941-1944) -- Island hopping : Leyte and Luzon (1944-1945) -- Santo Thomas Internment Camp (1942-1945) -- Eable feathers for the code talkers.
Summary: "The author's great-uncle John Bear King was a Sioux Indian in the First Cavalry in the Second World War. Her book follows seven Sioux who put aside a long history of prejudice against their people and joined the fight against Japan, using their native language as a secret code for the Americans. The Sioux and other tribal code-talking groups have historically taken a backseat to the Navajo Code Talkers, until a presidential act of recognition was signed in 2008."--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 940.5486 P132 Available 33111008610566
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 940.5486 P132 Available 33111008776128
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Decode the story of the Sioux who helped win the war.



In World War II, code making and code breaking reached a feverish peak. The fabled Enigma cipher had been broken, and all sides were looking for a secure, reliable means of communication. Many have heard of the role of the Navajo Code Talkers, but less well-known are the Sioux Code Talkers, who used the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota dialects. Told by the great-niece of John Bear King, who served in the First Cavalry as a Sioux Code Talker, this informative title explores not only the importance of the indigenous peoples to the war but also their culture and values. Follow the seven Sioux who put aside a long history of prejudice against their people and joined the fight against Japan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-124) and index.

"The author's great-uncle John Bear King was a Sioux Indian in the First Cavalry in the Second World War. Her book follows seven Sioux who put aside a long history of prejudice against their people and joined the fight against Japan, using their native language as a secret code for the Americans. The Sioux and other tribal code-talking groups have historically taken a backseat to the Navajo Code Talkers, until a presidential act of recognition was signed in 2008."--Provided by publisher.

Grades 4-6.

Connecting to the past : a story of home (1940s) -- Traditional life : home on the plains (1800s) -- Warriors in the First Cavalry Division : joining the Seventh (1941-1944) -- Island hopping : Leyte and Luzon (1944-1945) -- Santo Thomas Internment Camp (1942-1945) -- Eable feathers for the code talkers.

Powered by Koha