Going Solo is the action-packed tale of Roald Dahl's exploits as a World War II pilot. Learn all about his encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident, and the rest of his sometimes bizarre, often unnerving, and always colorful adventures. Annotation As a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, Roald Dahl recounts his adventures living in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.

Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children’s writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian arents. His books continue to be bestsellers, desite his death in 1990, and total UK sales are now 55 million!