Bad Lads by Alf Townsend

Bad Lads by Alf Townsend

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Bad Lads by Alf Townsend

Between 1945 and 1963, over two and a half million eighteen 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 '50s. 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. This book 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.
Alf Townsend has been a London cabbie for forty years. His first book for Sutton Publishing, Cabbie, was published in 2003. Alf lives in Hampstead.
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ISBN 13 9780750941549
ISBN 10 0750941545
Title Bad Lads
Author Alf Townsend
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 2006-08-24
Number of pages 144
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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