{"product_id":"bad-lads","title":"Bad Lads","description":"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.","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226741428568,"sku":"9780750941549","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780750941549__67c92bd408e98.jpg?v=1741614627","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/bad-lads","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}