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.
| ISBN: | 9780750941549 |
| Publication date: | 24th August 2006 |
| Author: | Alf Townsend |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 130 pages |
| Genres: |
Memoirs Military history Air forces and warfare |
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.
Bad Lads features in the following genres: Memoirs, Military history, Air forces and warfare
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Bad Lads was written by Alf Townsend and published by The History Press
Bad Lads has 130 pages