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Bad Lads Alf Townsend

Bad Lads By Alf Townsend

Bad Lads by Alf Townsend


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Summary

A brutally honest yet entertaining account of the trials and tribulations of National Service in the 1950s

Bad Lads Summary

Bad Lads: RAF National Service Remembered by Alf Townsend

Between 1945 and 1963 over 2 1/2 million 18-year-olds were called up for national service. Alf Townsend was one of them, and here he tells his story - the highs and lows of life as a lowly Aircraftman Second Class in the early 1950s. Before national service intervened Alf was 'heading down the criminal road at top speed', having grown up in a North London slum where money was short and local villains were revered.

Bad Lads is a warts and all account of Alf Townsend's time in the RAF, when he was transplanted into a completely new world of misfits and officer types, rogues and entertainers, all amusingly described in the author's inimitable style.

About Alf Townsend

The late Alf Townsend was born in London in the 1930s. He was a London cabbie for 42 years and published many books about his life experiences, including The London Cabbie and Blitz Boy.

Additional information

GOR013601822
9781803994840
1803994843
Bad Lads: RAF National Service Remembered by Alf Townsend
Used - Like New
Paperback
The History Press Ltd
2023-10-26
192
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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