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. Th... Full description
- 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.