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Great Big Story, The Original Code Talkers
produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2017), 2 mins
It was fall of 1918. The Allied military’s tactical movements were jeopardized by the German military’s superior espionage capabilities. Not only were the Germans tapping Allied phone lines, they were able to crack the code. That’s when two Native American soldiers speaking Choctaw came in, and would ultimat...
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produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2017), 2 mins
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It was fall of 1918. The Allied military’s tactical movements were jeopardized by the German military’s superior espionage capabilities. Not only were the Germans tapping Allied phone lines, they were able to crack the code. That’s when two Native American soldiers speaking Choctaw came in, and would ultimately help turn the tide of the war. After a chance encounter with an officer, they were charged with setting up a new kind of communicat...
It was fall of 1918. The Allied military’s tactical movements were jeopardized by the German military’s superior espionage capabilities. Not only were the Germans tapping Allied phone lines, they were able to crack the code. That’s when two Native American soldiers speaking Choctaw came in, and would ultimately help turn the tide of the war. After a chance encounter with an officer, they were charged with setting up a new kind of communications system, one that required ingenuity and made heroes out of an oppressed group of Native Americans.
This video is from the Frontiers collection of Great Big Stories.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Great Big Story
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Cable News Network (CNN)
Series
Great Big Story
Topic / Theme
World War I, 1914-1918, War and Violence, Science and Technology, Choctaw, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 CNN Newsource Sales
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Muslimeen Attempted Coup 7
produced by Banyan Productions (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1990), 20 mins
There is diminished sound quality at the end of this video.
This is a raw footage of a press conference held in Holiday Inn, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain about the Jamaat ul Muslimeen attempted coup of 1990. It includes the surrender of hostages and gunmen at Trinidad & Tobago Television (TTT).
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produced by Banyan Productions (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1990), 20 mins
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This is a raw footage of a press conference held in Holiday Inn, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain about the Jamaat ul Muslimeen attempted coup of 1990. It includes the surrender of hostages and gunmen at Trinidad & Tobago Television (TTT).
Date Written / Recorded
1990
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Banyan Productions
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Banyan Archive
Topic / Theme
Political events, Coup d'etat, Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted coup of Trinidad & Tobago, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Trinidadians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1990. Used with permission of the Banyan Archive.
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