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Bad Lads - RAF National Service Remembered (New edition): Alf Townsend Bad Lads - RAF National Service Remembered (New edition)
Alf Townsend
R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

Blitz Boy (Paperback, New): Alf Townsend Blitz Boy (Paperback, New)
Alf Townsend
R408 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Save R72 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Blitz Boy' is a recollection of life in the Blitz and of evacuation to Cornwall. Charismatic author Alf Townsend tells the harrowing and touching tale of what it was like for a young inner-city child to suffer the trials of war at first hand.

The London Cabbie (Paperback, New Ed): Alf Townsend The London Cabbie (Paperback, New Ed)
Alf Townsend 2
R326 Discovery Miles 3 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Forty years ago Alf Townsend passed The Knowledge - after 14,000 miles on a moped round central London. Since then he has covered millions of miles in his taxi. This book includes a selection of his extraordinary and hilarious tales of everyday life as a cabbie, in which we meet Mr Whippy and Violent Pete, Bread Roll Mick and the Motorway Mouse, Claude the Bastard and the mysterious Mr X. Alf also examines the history of cab-driving in the capital - including the variety of taxis that have been used - and even tries to shed some light on the most ancient and obscure Hackney Carriage laws that are still on the statute book. (Do you know why a taxi is so tall? So a passenger can get on board wearing a top hat: it's true...) Concluding with a look at the seamy side of night work, the rise and rise of the mini-cab, and what the future may hold for the London cabbie, Alf Townsend's book will be entertaining reading for all Londoners, and anyone else who has travelled in the back of a black cab.

London Taxis at War (Paperback): Alf Townsend London Taxis at War (Paperback)
Alf Townsend
R312 R255 Discovery Miles 2 550 Save R57 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Alf Townsend is a London cabbie with nearly fifty years' experience. In his new book, he gathers together for the first time the complete history of London's cabs in wartime - not just in the Second World War when cabs were converted for other uses (firefighting, ambulances, armoured personnel carriers, etc), but also in the First World War, when the cabbies had to endure hundreds of zeppelin attacks by night. With over 90 photographs supporting Alf's usual lively and readable text, this book is sure to reveal a hitherto unknown aspect of the capital in wartime.

Bad Lads - RAF National Service Remembered (Hardcover): Alf Townsend Bad Lads - RAF National Service Remembered (Hardcover)
Alf Townsend 2
R425 R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Save R71 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

The Black Cab Story (Hardcover): Alf Townsend The Black Cab Story (Hardcover)
Alf Townsend
R264 R196 Discovery Miles 1 960 Save R68 (26%) Out of stock

In his new book, well-known London cabbie Alf Townsend tells us the complete story of the black cab, from its origins in the seventeenth century to the brand new taxis which now grace the capital's streets. The history and development of the black cab is explored here in Alf's straightforward writing style, alongside ninety colour and black and white images. This is a light-hearted romp through the world of 'the knowledge', the vehicles, the streets of London and the cabbies themselves, and is full of juicy snippets and fascinating quotes which will be of great interest to anyone who loves this London icon.

Blitz Boy (Paperback): Alf Townsend Blitz Boy (Paperback)
Alf Townsend 1
R403 R329 Discovery Miles 3 290 Save R74 (18%) Out of stock
Cabbie (Paperback): Alf Townsend Cabbie (Paperback)
Alf Townsend 2
R255 R221 Discovery Miles 2 210 Save R34 (13%) Out of stock

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