I was amazed at the story of the Navajo code breakers of WWII. I had never heard anything about their story, which I found a little strange. Their skills and ability to communicate using an unbreakable code were extremely important during the war. What I found really interesting was that the code was never broken. It was such a brilliant idea to use the Navajo language. None of the enemies had any understanding of Navajo words so the code was unbreakable. This is an amazing piece of history that I wish I knew more about.
I'm just surprised that no one thought it up sooner. I mean isn't it obvious, the japanese clearly wouldn't be able to decipher an obscure Native American language. Its the perfect plan!
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