Roald Dahl ( /ˈroʊ.ɑːl ˈdɑːl/, Norwegian ... in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent, rising to the rank of Wing Commander. Dahl rose to prominence in the 1940s with ...

Roald Dahl's career as a children's author is well known, and his phizz-whizzing heroes and demonic villains continue to delight and enchant new generations of readers. But Dahl also had a lesser ...