Tag: Cinderella

The Cinderella Service RAF Coastal Command 1939-1945


Free Download Andrew Hendrie – The Cinderella Service: RAF Coastal Command 1939-1945
Pen & Sword | 2006 | ISBN: 1844153460 | English | 280 pages | PDF | 86.29 MB
This book reveals the vital contribution that RAF Coastal Command made to the Allies war effort. Although often referred to as the ‘Cinderella Service’ because by its nature, it did not gain the recognition it deserved and was overshadowed by Fighter and Bomber Commands and considering that it was not given priority in terms of aircraft and equipment, its wartime record was second to none.

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Cinderella Boys The Forgotten RAF Force That Won the Battle of the Atlantic [Audiobook]


Free Download Cinderella Boys: The Forgotten RAF Force That Won the Battle of the Atlantic (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BLCYVWJR | 2023 | 12 hours and 41 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 692 MB
Author: Leo McKinstry
Narrator: Peter Noble

The remarkable story of the unsung RAF wing who rescued Britain from Hitler’s U-boats and made Allied victory possible. In early 1943 Britain was engaged in an epic struggle for survival. As the deadly wolf packs of German U-boats roamed the Atlantic, supply lines and shipping losses fell victim to the carnage. In desperation, Churchill turned to the RAF’s maritime wing – an overlooked, underfunded force known as "The Cinderella Service". But the ascendancy of the U-boat forced a change in attitude. Provided with the long-range planes, depth charges, rocket projectiles and radar equipment with which to challenge the enemy. The Cinderella boys provided vital air defence the whole way across the Atlantic.

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Cinderella and Her Sisters The Envied and the Envying


Free Download Cinderella and Her Sisters: The Envied and the Envying by Ann Belford Ulanov, Barry Ulanov
English | March 10, 2008 | ISBN: 3856305637, 3856307192 | True EPUB | 192 pages | 1.3 MB
Seated in her nest of ashes, Cinderella embodies human misery. The essence of inner and outer nobility, she is the envy of her cruel stepmother and her ugly sisters. Using this familiar story, Ann and Barry Ulanov explore the psychological and theological aspects of envy and goodness. In their interpretation of the tale, they move back and forth between internal and external issues – from how feminine and masculine parts of persons fit or do not fit together to how individuals conduct their lives with those of the same and opposite sexes, how they conflict, compete, or join harmoniously.

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Have Courage, Be Kind The Tale of Cinderella


Free Download Brittany Rubiano, Cory Godbey, "Have Courage, Be Kind: The Tale of Cinderella"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1484723619 | EPUB | pages: 288 | 8.8 mb
Ella is different than most young women in the kingdom. She can quote any Shakespearean play. She befriends every animal she meets, including the scurrying mice living in the walls. She believes in the power of kindness, in changing customs that are not so kind. Ella has faced unspeakable tragedy and loss, and is at the mercy of her cruel stepfamily. And yet, Ella tries to keep a brave face, no matter how difficult this becomes.

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