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.
| ISBN: | 9780752460543 |
| Publication date: | 1st February 2011 |
| Author: | Alf Townsend |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Genres: |
Autobiography: general Air forces and warfare |
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.
Bad Lads features in the following genres: Autobiography: general, Air forces and warfare
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Bad Lads was written by Alf Townsend and published by The History Press Ltd
Bad Lads has 144 pages