Richard Hough

A biography of the reign of Queen Victoria and her twenty-one-year marriage to Prince Albert examines how the couple influenced British society and the world

Victoria and Albert

A biography of the King and Queen describes their relationship, public duties, and complex personalities

Their Private and Public Lives

Edward and Alexandra

Hero of Our Time

Mountbatten

Force Z was the name given to the British battlefleet that sailed to Singapore in the autumn of 1941. Churchill himself described it as the best deterrent and the one key weapon that would prevent the Japanese gaining a foothold in the South Pacific. But behind the impressive name lay a less impressive reality - Force Z consisted of only two ships: the battleship Prince of Wales and the 25-year-old cruiser Repulse. In a time when the days of the battleship as an effective weapon in maritime warfare were numbered, such an action proved to be a terrible mistake. This work traces the history behind this tragic bluff. From the end of World War I to the inevitable sinking of these two ships, it is a comprehensive history of the decline of the battleship in modern warfare, culminating in the battle that proved finally that a navy without air cover could not survive as an effective fighting force.

The Sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse

The Hunting of Force Z

This epic drama follows Fletcher Christian and his mutineers' and Captain Bligh's remarkable 3,600-mile voyage in an open launch.

The Men and the Mutiny

Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian

In Cook's relatively short and adventurous life (1728-79) he voyaged to the eastern and western seaboards of North America, the North and South Pacific and the Arctic and Antarctic bringing about a new comprehension of the world's geography and its people's. He was the linking figure between the grey specualtion of the early eighteenth century and the industrial age of the first half of the nineteenth century. Richard Hough's biograpahy is full of new insights and interpretations of one of the world's greatest mariners.

Captain James Cook

The Brief, Controversial Life of the Modern Battleship, and Its Tragic Close with the Destruction of the "Prince of Wales " and "Repulse."

A compelling history of the greatest ships ever launched. The importance of the fighting ship is as considerable today as ever before. Battleships are built, counted, assessed and exercised with the same determination now as at the beginning of the twentieth century, and during the Napoleonic Wars. In this riveting book, leading historian Richard Hough examines fifteen of history’s most significant and interesting battleships, from Lord Howard Effingham’s Ark Royal, which held the Spanish Armada at bay, to the American New Jersey, which took part in three wars, and whose guns still remain ready for action. From the mighty German Bismarck of 1941, destroyed on its first operation voyage, Battleship ranges to Admiral Nelson’s legendary HMS Victory, still a flagship after more than 200 years Hough weaves these examples into a pattern of progress ranging from the galleon to the immense super-dreadnought. In addition, he focuses in depth upon armaments, structural developments, and the tactics of war – all these play a crucial part in the epic history of the battleship. But above all Richard Hough’s story is a human one, a record of men and ships, of courage and endurance – a true taste of the sea.

Battleship

This naval history tells the dramatic story of the destruction of Germany's East Asiatic Squadron in the opening weeks of the World War I. This crack force of armoured cruisers, led by Vice-Admiral von Spee, had the potential to be a menace to Allied shipping in the Pacific.

The Pursuit of Admiral Von Spee

Falklands 1914

Recreates in detail Captain Cook's third and last great voyage of discovery, delineating the paradoxical characters of the officers of the two ships, many exotic ports of call, and the series of mishaps, follies, and misunderstandings that led to Cook's murder.

The Last Voyage of Captain James Cook

This is an assessment of the marriage of Victoria and Albert. Although they were only together for little more than 20 years, Victoria's attitudes, opinions and conduct were all conditioned by Albert long after his death.

Their Love and Their Tragedies

The Strange Story of H. M. S. Agincourt, the Mightiest Battleship of World War I

The Great Dreadnought

The First Mountbattens

Louis & Victoria

The Murder of Captain James Cook

The battleship era began with the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 and ended when air power became the dominant force. Many battleships remain household names and the losses of the Hood, Bismarck, Yamato and Arizona still echo through the decades because of their fascinating stories.

A History of the Modern Battleship

Dreadnought

Winston Churchill, Britain’s great statesman, and Clementine, his beautiful, stalwart wife, went together through many crises to command center stage in their country’s finest hour during World War II. This double biography tells the story of this celebrated couple whose marriage endured, without scandal, for 57 years, until Churchill’s death in 1965. Their intense relationship would make tabloid headlines, but the public didn’t see the conflicts and clashes of two strong-willed, stubborn individuals whose love for each other withstood the tests of war and family tragedy — and whose fierce differences were essential to their triumph. “A grand profile in charisma.” — Chris Goodrich, Los Angeles Times “A grand historical romance.” — Booklist “A splendidly told tale... Hough is a charming writer and his admiration for his subject so genuine that readers will find his work irresistible.” — Publishers Weekly

Winston & Clementine: The Triumphs & Tragedies of the Churchills

Biografi om den engelske flådeadmiral John Arbuthnot Fisher (1841-1920)

An Authorized Biography of Admiral Lord Fisher

First Sea Lord

Denis Richards

High above the warm, summer fields Churchill's 'few' fought with courage & skill against overwhelming odds - and won. A vivid account of the air battles as well as an explanation of how the campaign developed. Fresh insights into the controversies with the aid of original material as well as recollections of many of the surviving air crew & ground staff. Vividly illustrated with many photographs. Denis Richards, co-author of the official history of RAF operations in World War Two, and Richard Hough, the historian and biographer, have collaborated to write this magnificent new account for the general reader; as well as offering vivid descriptions of the air fighting. It explains with great authority how both sides developed their air forces in the inter-war years, a necessary prelude to a true understanding of the Battle itself. It provides fresh insights into the controversies of the time and makes use of original material derived from interviews and correspondence with over three hundred surviving air-crew and ground staff.

Richard Hough

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