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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AOS Other Non-Fiction
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The Blind Horn's Hate: Magellan, Drake and other Adventurers in the Uttermost South (aka The Blind Horn's Hate: Cape Horn & The Uttermost South)
Modern Era: Fiction
Modern Era Naval Fiction
Series: Archy Buller Naval Adventurer
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
Buller's Victory : WWI: Archy and his son Richard take part in various WWI engagements
Non-Fiction
Modern Era Naval Non-Fiction
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First Sea Lord: An authorized biography of Admiral Lord Fisher (aka Admiral of the Fleet: The Life of John Fisher OR First Sea Lord: Admiral Lord Fisher)
The Pursuit of Admiral von Spee: A Study in Loneliness and Bravery (Falklands 1914: The Pursuit of Admiral Von Spee OR The Long Pursuit: A Gallant Enemy Meets the Royal Navy at the End of a Classic Sea Chase)