The Tiger has Many Lives : The Story of Rod Wells

Name/Title

The Tiger has Many Lives : The Story of Rod Wells

Description

The Tiger is the autobiography/biography of Lieutenant Colonel Roderick Graham Wells, Royal Australian Corps of Signals, who served as a citizen soldier during World War II, becoming a prisoner of the Japanese in Singapore, and as a regular soldier post-war. From an early age in the Goulburn Valley, Rod Wells had a passion for wireless technology. He served in Malaya and Singapore as an officer with 8 Division Signals. As a prisoner of war in Borneo's Sandakan, he used his ingenuity and skill to build a wireless radio and a transmitter virtually from scratch. Arrested by the Kempeitai, Rod was subjected to brutal torture before being tried and sent to the notorious Outram Road Gaol. After the war Rod became a world expert in electronics and neuclonics.

Dimensions

Height

23 cm

Width

16 cm

Depth

2 cm

Book Details

Author

Wells, Pamela

Publisher

Sevenpens Publishing

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Harcourt, Victoria

Date Published

2022

Publication Language

English

Call No.

940.54 WEL

ISBN

9780995414495