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A ship’s cat. A sinking ship. An incredible survival story.
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Red Lead

The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway

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  • Paperback

    344 pages

  • Release Date

    29 September 2020

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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 …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781760297145
ISBN-10:1760297143
Author:Roland Perry
Publisher:Allen & Unwin
Imprint:Allen & Unwin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:344
Release Date:29 September 2020
Weight:456g
Dimensions:32mm x 153mm x 233mm
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Red Lead by Roland Perry - ISBN: 9781760297145
153 × 233 mm
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A4
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About The Author

Roland Perry

Roland Perry is one of Australia’s best known authors. He has written 35 books, many of them going on to become bestsellers, including The Queen, Her Lover and the Most Notorious Spy in History, Horrie the War Dog, Bill the Bastard, Bradman’s Invincibles, The Changi Brownlow, The Australian Light Horse and Monash: The Outsider Who Won a War.

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