The 2002 John Woo movie 'Windtalkers' tells the story of a Navajo code talker during World War II. Is the film historically accurate?
Judith Avila is the author of Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
Want to learn more about the real code talkers?
Get her book at your local indie bookstore here: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780425247853
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