Continuing the story begun in Boy, this book takes young Roald Dahl to Tanzania in 1938, where he enlists in the RAF when war is declared. After a crash landing on a solo flight, Dahl begins the long struggle toward restored health and home.
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Continuing the story begun in Boy, this book takes young Roald Dahl to Tanzania in 1938, where he enlists in the RAF when war is declared. After a crash landing on a solo flight, Dahl begins the long struggle toward restored health and home.
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Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. Text is clear of marks and notations. Binding is secure. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Very good in fine dust jacket. Hbk, 208pp, stated 1st US edition, gift inscription on half-title page, otherwise a fine, clean and unmarked text in fine, unclipped and sleeve-protected dj.
This is the second book of his autobiography. It contains the war stories of his experiences in the Royal Air Force in North Africa and the Mediterranean during World War II. Dahl spins the tale of his adventure starting when he was 22 and a new employee of the Shell Oil Company taking the steamer to Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika. Then with World War II heating up, he joins the R.A.F. in Kenya where he has harrowing misadventures in North Africa while learning to fly fighter plane. The story continues with exciting air fights in Greece against the German fighters and bombers. The tales are told in the funny and outrageous Dahl style but are more believable as he cleverly inserted quotes from letters he wrote to his worried mother as well as many old photos and pages from his pilot's logbook. This is great reading for all ages.
Rich0
Apr 9, 2009
For the Adventurious
Wonderfully written adventure story about a young man taking risks and achieving the benefits of overcoming fear and barriers to life. The Author's dry sense of humor is a treasure and his style of writing is makes you want read more of his books.
