Bibliograph

Red Lead, the naval cat with nine lives, Roland Perry

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Red Lead, the naval cat with nine lives, Roland Perry

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Red Lead

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Roland Perry

Sub title

the naval cat with nine lives

Summary

Just after midnight on 1 March 1942, Australia's most renowned cruiser, HMAS Perth, was sunk by Japanese naval forces in the Sunda Strait off the coast of Java. Of the 681 men aboard, 328 survived the sinking and made it to shore-and one cat. Her name was Red Lead, and she was the ship's cat, beloved by the crew and by the Perth's legendary captain Hector Waller. But surviving shellfire, torpedoes and the fierce currents of the Sunda Strait was only the beginning of the terrible trials Red Lead and the surviving crew were to face over the next three-and-a-half years. From Java to Changi and then on the Thai-Burma Railway, Red Lead was to act as a companion, mascot and occasional protector for a small group of sailors who made it their mission to keep her alive in some of the most hellish prison camps on earth. Red Lead's extraordinary story, of courage, loyalty and love amidst battle, imprisonment and death, is brought vividly to life by bestselling author Roland Perry

Table Of Contents

Author's note -- Part one: Ship of fate -- Part two: Survivors -- Part three: Captivity -- Part four: Changi -- Part five: Jungle bound -- Part six: Burma bound -- Part seven: Back to the past -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography

Target audience

adult

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