Site of the Day for Thursday, August 30, 2001
Naval Historical Center
"Naval Historical Center Mission: To enhance the Navy's effectiveness by
preserving, analyzing and interpreting its hard-earned experience and
history for the Navy and the American people." - from the website
This is the online site of the Naval Historical Center in the Washington
Navy Yard. If D.C. is not on your travel itinerary then this extensive site
is certainly worth a virtual tour. Bear in mind that this is the official
navy historical site. However, there is much to explore from images (which
are available for personal use royalty free) to battle accounts.
One notable section is the "Navajo Code Talkers Dictionary" which has been
declassified. During the Second World War, America used the Navajo language
for some of its coded messages since the Axis powers would be unable to
secure the services of Navajo speakers to decipher the code. Take a look at
the dictionary where even the uninitiated can see the endless possibilities
for encrypting messages:
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-4.htm
In case you were wondering, yes, Hollywood is indeed making a movie about
this entitled "Windtalkers", starring Nicholas Cage.
This is just one tiny corner of this vast site, so grab your wellingtons
and splash on over to:
http://www.history.navy.mil/index.html
A.M. Holm
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