Going Solo, Roald Dahl's memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF, covers much of the buildup to World War II. In the book mention is made of the 20th century British Empire. The 20th century British Empire plays a large role in the memoir as Dahl says about that "Please do not forget in the 1930s the 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 will never encountered and now you never will."(1). In fact, the 20th century British Empire has a huge role because the British Empire were participants in World War II and is where Roald Dahl was born and raised.

To begin with, the British empire was brought up in the book because it is originally where Roald Dahl was born and raised. He was born in Llandaff, Wales on September 13, 1916. "Born in Llandaff, Wales on 13th September 1916 to Norwegian parents Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Hesselburg"("About Roald Dahl"). This evidence can prove that the British empire is where Dahl was born and raised. To conclude, Roald Dahl's birth in the British empire makes it very important to mention in his memoir. …show more content…
The war was one of the worst wars in history." The 40,000,000 – 50,000,000 deaths incurred in World War II makes it the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war in history"("World War II"). According to this piece of evidence WWII caused a tremendous amount of lost lives and is known to be the largest war in history. To conclude, many people including ones from the British empire lost their lives, but also helped as they fought for their