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Richard Hough

Richard Alexander Hough (/h/; 15 May 1922 – 7 October 1999) was a British author and historian specializing in maritime history.

After leaving school, he joined the Royal Air Force 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.

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, Alexandra Hough, author of the textbook Hough’s Cardio Respiratory Care and Bryony Driver, artist and blacksmith.

Hough won the Daily Express Best Book of the Sea Award in 1972. He wrote around 90 books in total, including books for children and young adults under the nom de plume Bruce Carter.

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