Windtalkers — United States
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 code talkers' secrets at any cost.
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 messages the Japanese could never decode. The 420 Code Talkers who served were not officially recognised until 2001 when they received the Congressional Gold Medal.