Bad Lads

RAF National Service Remembered

Alf Townsend

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The History Press Ltd
01 December 2023

Autobiography: historical, political & military; Memoirs; Military history; Air forces & warfare

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

Between 1945 and 1963, more than 2.5 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'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 his own inimitable style.

AUTHOR: Alf Townsend was born in London in the 1930s. He was a London cabbie for 42 years and published his first book, London Cabbie in 2003.

By: Alf Townsend
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781803994840
ISBN 10: 1803994843
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

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.

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Bad Lads

RAF National Service Remembered

Alf Townsend

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