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Hough, Richard. ADMIRALS IN COLLISION.
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1959, first edition.
174 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations. "On June 22nd, 1893, the British Mediterranean Fleet, the greatest naval fighting force and the most powerful weapon in the world, was on peacetime manoeuvres off Syria. The weather was fine, the sea calm, the eleven great ironclads were cruising in perfect formation at moderate speed. Then, at 3:31 p.m. the order was given from the flagship to bring the fleet, through a delicate and complex evolution, to its anchorage off Tripoli, barely three miles distant. The calamitous result of this signal was to strike horror throughout Europe and America, and to bring into disrepute the conduct, the principles of tactics and of discipline, and the fundamentals of wa r s h i p design, in the Royal Navy. The author has explored deeply into the causes of this strange and obscure catastrophe that created such outrage, but was never satisfactorily explained then, and ever since has been the subject of controversy an d pr ej ud ice. The incident concerned two battleships, crack men-o'-war that were hardly safe even in peace; two admirals, strongly contrasting in temperament, intelligence and authority; and a series of fluttering flags that initiated the extr aor di nar y e vol ution. Richard Hough believes that the answer to the enigma must lie in the characters of these admirals, Sir George Tryon, K.C.B., and Albert Hastings Markham; the one imperious, intimidating and self-confident; the other earnes t an d w ell- inte ntio ned, but anxious and fretful. This account of their backgrounds and service careers, which sympathetically reveals their personalities (sometimes with pungent humour) makes a story which can be read as the dual biographies o f men who appe ar as dest ined for explosive fusion. The events of that sultry summer afternoon....make fascinating reading for anyone interested in the sea,and in men's behaviour in crisis." Some light browning nad light waviness on endpapers, faint tiny foxin g mark s on t op of text block. Dust jacket has been price clipped, has light edge wear, tiny chips and small tears - some archivally taped, minor soiling on rear panel. Very Good/Very Good-
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15.00 USD
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Hough, Richard. ANGELS ONE-FIVE.
Cassell, London, (1978), Ist edition.
250 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. Great wraparound cover art by Brian Sweet. "...the first of three authentic flying novels, each complete in itself, telling with pace and passion the story of the fighter pilots of many nations - Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. They take the reader through the phoney war, Dunkirk, The Battle of Britain and at last to victory. The drama of love and war is experienced at the highest pitch by two young airmen as they fight the ene m y t o t h e death in the brilliant summer sky." Light edgewear/rubbing to boards, light wrinkling to top of spine, 1/8" strip at bottom of spine sunfaded, slight sunfading to top edge of boards. Dust jacket has light edgewear/wrinkling. VG-/ VG
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25.00 USD
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Hough, Richard. CAPTAIN BLIGH & MR CHRISTIAN: THE MEN AND THE MUTINY.
E.P. Dutton, New York, 1973, first edition.
320 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w plates, drawings, maps. "The main outline of the mutiny is widely known and usually seen in strong blacks and whites. It is only through the author's painstaking scholars hip and reinterpretation of the major characters that the classical quality of this saga takes on a new meaning. Mr. Hough's research took him on prolongued journeys from Christian's birthplace to the other side of the world where Christian's d e a t h and Bligh's miraculous open-boat escape occurred. For the first time Christian is seen as a troubled and guilty man, proud but soft beneath the skin. Bligh, who had been Captain Cook's brilliant navigator and inadvertent assassin, emerges a s a co urageous but uncertain leader out of touch with the needs of his men....(This book) throws new light on the relations between Bligh and Christian, on Bligh's voyages to the Pacific, and his incredible journey to New South Wales." Light wr ink li ng at top/bottom of spine, minor fading at top/bottom edges of boards. Dust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, soiling around edges of flaps, minor rubbing. Very Good/Very Good
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17.50 USD
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Carter, Bruce. (pseud. of Richard Hough.) FAST CIRCUIT.
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1962.
181 pp, 8vo (8 3/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Layout of Silverstone. "Nick Bailey, the hero of 'Four-Wheel Drift', has now become the number one driver on the works team of Sir Reginald Yates, blustery owner of Yates Carburetors, Ltd. With t he aid of his friend Sam Jetson, the brilliant mechanic with the inquiring mind and nimble fingers, Nick has pushed his Lioness to victory in the Monaco and Dutch Grand Prix and hopes to finish the season as World Champion. Then in the trial r u n s f or the Belgian Grand Prix, the Lioness of the team's number two driver, Eddy Lash, is sabotaged and cracks up. Eddy is seriously injured, and Sir Reggie's top-secret fuel-injector is missing from the wrecked car! More troubles follow.. . (a nd ) Ni c k' s bid for the World Championship seems doomed, as victory eludes him in one race after another. In a book that is as packed with thrills as any Grand Prix, Bruce Carter once again proves himself to be a masterful storyteller with a tho rou gh kn ow led ge of racing men, machines, and events." Small light soiling mark on front pastedown, previous owners name on free front endpaper, light edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket is clipped at bottom of f ront fla p - old pr ice at top, has light rubbing, minor edge wear, two very small closed tears - one with creases, small chip at top of spine, a few very tiny chips. VG/VG-
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35.00 USD
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Hough, Richard. (Winston Churchill.) FORMER NAVAL PERSON: CHURCHILL AND THE WARS AT SEA.
Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, (1987).
244 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H), soft cover. ISBN 0297790188 B&w photos. "...concerned with the whole of Churchill's stormy association with the navy, and latterly with his remarkable relationship with Franklin D. Roosevelt, which resulted in their momentous achievements during the Second World War. Richard Hough has had access to the immense riches of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park in New York State, exclusively to the papers of the late Arthur Marder, and numerous othe r s o u rces, which, together with the fruits of many interviews over the years, provides new material on many aspects of Churchill's remarkable relationship with the Royal Navy." Interior - light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no pr ev io us ownership marks. Exterior - browning to edges of textblock, very light browning on rear cover. Very Good
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12.50 USD
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Hough, Richard. LOUIS & VICTORIA: THE FIRST MOUNTBATTENS.
Hutchinson, London, 1974, first edition.
424 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Genealogical tables on endpapers, sepiatone photographs/reproductions, two-page genealogical table. Prince Louis of Battenburg married Victoria, Princess of Hesse, Queen Victoria's favourit e granddaughter. "Louis rose to the top of the Royal Navy and his children made significant marks on the history of the twentieth century. The last of these children, Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, has authorised this biogr a p h y of his parents. Not only has he thrown open his priceless archives, but he made it possible for the author to benefit from the recollections of a very wide range of people, from Queen Elizabeth II to a crippled veteran of the Dardanelles wh o, a s a signal boy, was 'adopted' by Louis and Victoria in 1915. Prince Louis's great accomplishments and the scandalous treatment which led to his downfall late in 1914 are better known than the rich and eccentric personality of his wife. This rem ark ab le woman was alive in Wellington's lifetime, met Bismarck and Mme. Patti, was taught to smoke by the future Kaiser, and knew the last of the Tsars as an enchanting boy (her younger sister married him). She lived to see her son, as former Sup reme Co mmander in the Far East, last Viceroy of India, and Chief of Defence Staff, become the most celebrated leader the Navy has produced since Nelson, and the grandson she helped to bring up become the husband of the future Queen Elizabeth II. With the benefit of unpublished reminiscences, letters and private recollections, this dual biography casts new light on the whole monarchical system from the time when it could still shape empires to the end of the second World War." Minor wri nkli ng at bot tom of spine, minor corner wear, a few very tiny soiling marks on front board, two pages with very small corner crease. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling - moderate at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, old tape repair at t op of spine and front flap-fold, slight fading to spine color, light rubbing. Very Good/Good+
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27.50 USD
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Hough, Richard. THE GREAT WAR AT SEA, 1914-1918.
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1983, first edition.
353 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0192158716 B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "(The author) describes the years leading up to 1914, the Kaiser's burning resentment of Britain's unchallenged supremacy at sea, and the headlong race to war, accelerated by the construction of the 'Dreadnought', the biggest, fastest, and most heavily gunned battleship in the world. During the course of the war there were shocks and disappointments for both sides. The Royal Nav y f o und itself dogged by a lack of secure bases, over-rigid battle orders, uncoordinated planning, and poor signalling. Operations, from the North Sea to the South Atlantic, were carried out against a background of feuds, scheming, and personali ty cl as hes at the Admiralty. Was there 'something wrong with our bloody ships', to echo David Beatty at Jutland? Could the appalling losses have been avoided during the Darndanelles campaign? Why were crucial signals received at the Admiralty fil e d i nst ead of being acted upon? The Battle of Jutland was the greatest naval battle of the war, but also the greatest disappointment: who was really to blame for the inconclusive outcome? But despite the losses and the mistakes, the brillia nce an d co urag e of many men shine through: the invaluable decoding work of 'Room 40'; the resilience of the commanders; the unfailing bravery and high morale of the men on the lower decks; and the excellent relations between the British and Ameri can Nav ies t oward s the end of the war. It is Hough's contention that the Royal Navy not only beat the Kriegsmarine without resort to a bloody Trafalgar, but that its unrelenting pressure was the prime factor which led to the defeat on land of th e Ce ntra l Powe rs by the end of 1918. This account shows how that victory was achieved between 4 August 1914 and the abject surrender of the High Seas Fleet over four years later." Slight bump at top/bottom of spine, a few pages with tiny corner crea se, m inor br owning mark on bottom of text block. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, minor rubbing, tiny dint on rear hinge. Very Good/Very Good
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15.00 USD
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Hough, Richard. THE LONGEST BATTLE: THE WAR AT SEA, 1939-45.
Pan, London, (1986).
371 pp, small 8vo, soft cover. B&w illustrations. "From the outbreak of war to the final armistice this well-illustrated and wide-ranging history covers every ocean and every major combatant, combining detailed historical research with graphic eye -witness accounts by both victors and defeated from ABs to Admirals, from Aviators to X-craft survivors. Their personal testimony brings a revealing insight into the unremitting dangers faced on and under the seven seas in some of the most hero i c exploits in naval history - the great tragedies, the greater triumphs." Interior - pages browning lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, soft creases to bottom corner of front cov er ; s pine is lightly sun-faded has light corner wear, and is flat with faint crease. VG-
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