Richard Alexander Hough (; 15 May 1922 – 7 October 1999) was a British

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and

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specializing in maritime history.

Personal life

Hough married the author Charlotte Woodyatt, whom he had met when they were pupils at Frensham Heights School, and they had five children, including the author Deborah Moggach, the children's author Sarah Garland, and Alexandra Hough, author of the textbook ''Hough’s Cardio Respiratory Care''.

Literary career

Hough won the ''

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'' Best Book of the Sea Award in 1972. After leaving school, he joined the

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at the beginning of

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and received his initial flight training at an airfield not far from

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. He later flew Hurricanes and

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. He also wrote under the ''nom de plume'' Bruce Carter. Among the 90 books he wrote were: *'' Into a Strange Lost World'' (1952), aka ''The Perilous Descent into a Strange Lost World'' *''

The Kidnapping of Kensington ''The Kidnapping of Kensington'' is a children's novel by Richard Hough under the pen name of Bruce Carter. It was first published by Hamish Hamilton in 1958 and illustrated by C. Walter Hodges. The novel has also been published under the titl ...

'' (1958), aka ''The Children Who Stayed Behind'' *''Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian'' (1972) *''The Deadly Freeze'' (1976) *''Buzzbugs'' (1977) *''Angels One Five'' (1979), aka ''Wings Against the Sky'' *''The Fight of the Few'' (1980), aka ''The Raging Sky'' *''The Fight to the Finish'' (1981), aka ''Wings of Victory'' *''Nightworld'' (1987)

Bibliography as Richard Hough

* ''The Fight of the Few'', 1979, Cassell ltd, Great Britain * ''One Boy's War'', Pen and Sword, 2008, * ''The Fleet that had to Die'' * ''Admirals in Collision'' * ''Dreadnought: A History of the Modern Battleship'' * ''First Sea Lord: A life of Admiral Lord Fisher'' * ''The Hunting of Force Z'' * ''The Blind Horn's Hate'' * ''Captain Bligh & Mr. Christian'' * ''Louis and

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: the First Mountbattens'' * ''Mountbatten: Hero of our Time'' * ''Edwina'' * ''The Pursuit of Admiral von Spee'' * ''The Ace of Clubs: A History of the Garrick'' * ''The

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: the Jubilee History'' (with co-author Denis Richards) * ''Winston & Clementine: the Triumphs & Tragedies of the Churchills'' * ''Bless our Ship: Mountbatten and the Kelly'' * ''Other Days Around Me'' (Autobiography) * ''The Great Admirals'', William Morrow and Company, New York, 1977 * ''Edward and Alexandra: Their Private and Public Lives'', London 1992, Hodder & Stoddart, . * ''The Potemkin Mutiny'' * ''Captain James Cook: A Biography'', Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1994 * ''The Great War at Sea'', Oxford University Press, Oxford - New York, 1983 * ''Buller's Guns'' * ''Buller's Dreadnought'' * ''Buller's Victory'' * ''Sister Agnes: The History of King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers 1899–1999''. John Murray, London, 1998

Bibliography as Bruce Carter

* ''The Perilous Descent'' (Children's) * ''Speed Six!'' (Children's) * ''Four Wheel Drift'' (Children's) * ''Kidnapping of Kensington'' (Children's) * ''Razor Eyes''(Children's) * ''Miaow'' (Children's) * ''B Flight'' (Children's)

References

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* 1922 births 1999 deaths 20th-century English historians British World War II fighter pilots People educated at Frensham Heights School Royal Air Force pilots of World War II {{UK-writer-stub