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John Woo's film about a Marine assigned to protect a Navajo Code Talker on Saipan — with secret orders to kill him if capture is imminent. The Navajo code, based on an unwritten language, was never broken by Japan and played a crucial role in Pacific communications.
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Navajo code talkers and their Marine bodyguards fight in the brutal Battle of Saipan in 1944 — John Woo's film depicts the Marines ordered to protect the cod...
The Battle of Saipan (June-July 1944) was one of the Pacific's most costly engagements. US forces suffered 13,790 casualties; of 31,000 Japanese defenders, fewer than 1,000 surrendered. Navajo Code Talkers transmitted...
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