With more than 100 dramatic movie and historical photos, the official tie-in to the film starring Nicolas Cage, based on real events about the Navajo Marine code talkers, who developed the only American code the Japanese never cracked—from MGM in June 2002. In the first movie made on the subject, director John Woo (Mission: Impossible 2, Face/Off) reveals the invaluable actions of the Navajo code talkers during the war in the Pacific, heroes whose bravery earned them the Congressional Medal of Honor. The code talkers transmitted radio messages using a secret, efficient, unbreakable code based on their native language. The film's gripping climax takes place during the Battle of Saipan, when the Marines, fighting off the Japanese, must risk their lives to safeguard the code. This full-color companion book tells the fascinating story behind the movie—from facts about the code's creation to historical background of the Navajo nation; from a glimpse into the rigorous code talker training program to production details about transforming a Hawaiian landscape into a Saipan battlefront. The pages are filled with captivating color images from the film and historic photographs from the U.S. Marines and the National Archives, as well personal reflections by Woo and Senator Jeff Bingaman, screenwriters, producers, and actors—plus samples and translations of the Navajo code. Approx. 100 color photos.

Windtalkers: The Making of the Film about the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II (Pictorial Moviebook)

Arts & Photography

Woo, John

Graphic Design

NEWMARKET PRESS

Windtalkers: The Making of the John Woo Film About the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II (Pictorial Moviebook)

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<li>Created by superstar action film director John Woo (Mission Impossible 2; Face-Off)!</li> <li>Six hundred years ago ― long before history's great explorers stole the credit for their feats ― mighty Chinese treasure fleets set sail to reach every continent. These voyages of discovery left behind an evil legacy and a plot by a powerful Chinese sorcerer to dominate the world. Now in modern-day Los Angeles, an ancient Chinese prophecy must be fulfilled and seven men with nothing in common but their destinies must face the Son of Hell to save the world!</li> <li>Collecting issues #1-10; issues #1-5 written by Garth Ennis (Punisher, Preacher) with artwork by Jeevan J. Kang (Sadhu, Ramayan Reborn); issues #6 -10 written by Benjamin Raab &amp; Deric Hughes (Warehouse 13) with artwork by Edison George (Beyond, Purgatory).</li>
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John Woo's Seven Brothers Omnibus

Comics & Graphic Novels

ENNIS, GARTH

Raab, Ben

Hughes, Deric

Graphic Novels

Dynamite Entertainment

The first graphic novel from superstar action film director John Woo and written by Garth Ennis. Six hundred years ago long, before history's great explorers stole the credit for their feats, mighty Chinese treasure fleets set sail to reach every continent. These voyages of discovery left behind an evil legacy and a plot by a powerful Chinese sorcerer to dominate the world. The story begins in modern day Los Angeles where an ancient Chinese prophecy must be fulfilled. Seven men with nothing in common but their destinies must face the Son of Hell to save the world.

Seven Brothers

Virgin Comics Llc

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