Richard Alexander Hough (1922–1999) was a British author and historian specializing in maritime history. He married the author Charlotte Woodyatt, who he had met when they were pupils at Frensham Heights School, and they had five children including the author Deborah Moggach.
After leaving school Hough joined the RAF at the beginning of World War II and received his initial flight training at an airfield not far from Hollywood. He later flew Hurricanes and Typhoons.
Age of Sail: Non-Fiction
AOS Naval Non-Fiction |
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| Captain James Cook | A Biography | |
Modern Era: Fiction
Modern Era Naval Fiction |
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| Series: Archy Buller Naval Adventurer | ||
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| Buller's Guns | An officer and a seaman form a firm frienship as they figh side by side in Egypt and against the boers. | |
| Buller's Dreadnought | Buller commands the dreadnought battleship HMS Incontestable | |
| WWI | Buller's Victory | Archy and his son Richard take part in various WWI engagements |
Non-Fiction
Modern Era Naval Non-Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| The Hunting Of Force Z | Britain's Greatest Modern Naval Disaster | |
| The Fleet That Had To Die | The 7 month voyage of the Russian Baltic fleet and the Battle of Tsushima | |
| Naval Battles of the Twentieth Century | Victories, defeats, and mutinies at sea | |