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1930s onwards: The stories of Roald Dahl when he was a fighter pilot in the 2WW
War
What you need to know before your trail
In war, are we at our heroic best or our cowardly worst? Featuring the autobiographical stories from Roald Dahl’s time as a fighter pilot in the Second World War as well as seven other tales of conflict and strife, Dahl reveals the human side of our most inhumane activity.
Among other stories, you’ll read about the pilot shot down in the Libyan desert, the fighter plane that vanishes inside a mysterious thick white cloud and the soldier who returns from war but has been shockingly changed by his experiences.
Locations
Reset- England - Buckinghamshire
- B: Great Missenden - The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
Travel Guide
Africa
This is a collection of the autobiographical stories from Roald Dahl’s time as a fighter pilot in the Second World War. During other tales of strife as well as his own, Dahl reveals the human side of our most inhumane activity.
Mombasa
For example on the shop on the way out to Mombasa
What I still remember so clearly about that voyage is the extraordinary behaviour of my fellow passengers. I had never before encountered that particular Empire building breed of Englishmen who spend his whole life working in distant corners of British Empire was still very much the British Empire and the men and women who kept it going were a race of people that most of you have never encountered and now you never will”
There are stories from most of East Africa such as Dar Es Salaam and Nairobi as well as the Suez Canal. This is a fascinating insight into the times and conditions of war as seen through the eyes of one of the most masterful story tellers of recent times
Booktrail Boarding Pass: War
Destination: England, Africa Author/Guide: Roald Dahl Departure Time: 1930s onwards
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