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    All This and Free Boots Too
    All This and Free Boots Too
    All This and Free Boots Too
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    All This and Free Boots Too

    By Tony Rattigan

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    In the 100th anniversary year of the RAF, it’s time to tell of my small part in its operation and my 22 year’s service during the Cold War.

    At last it can be told, the true story of what really happened when I walked out the door in 1972 saying, ‘Just popping out for some milk. Shan’t be long.’

    WARNING – this book is not “politically correct” and contains some adult content. The views expressed are my own and have not been sanctioned by the UK government or its military.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTony Rattigan
    Release dateJul 12, 2018
    ISBN9780463775134
    All This and Free Boots Too
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    Tony Rattigan

    After 22 years in the Royal Air Force, 5 years in the National Health Service and 10 years at one of the UK’s largest charities, Tony decided he’d done enough for Queen and Country and he was about due some ‘me’ time.Consequently he took early retirement in 2010 to work on his writing. He lives in Oxfordshire UK with his Albatross and a pet monkey. (No, not really. That’s just a vain attempt to sound interesting.)Rufus Cobb, Adele Curran and Jim Darby are the lead characters in a series of books – The Londum Series - written by Tony Rattigan. Set in an alternate Victorian Era, they recount the adventures of Rufus Cobb a private detective, his lady friend Adele Curran (who just happens to be a witch) and Jim Darby who is a jewel-thief and conman ... but whose crimes strangely only seem to benefit the poor. Cobb and his friends live in the city of Londum, in the country of Albion, the centre of the British Empire.

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