Two completed of late, one of them revisited.
One generally connects Richard Hough with naval history such as The Great War at Sea or The Fleet that had to Die but with Buller's Dreadnaught he has written a novel of the Edwardian Royal Navy, a period almost untapped in fiction, naval or otherwise. Very readable and technically sound Buller's Dreadnaught should provide anyone with an interest in that period with a quick and enjoyable read.
Those who might believe that Americans always need overwhelming technical or firepower superiority to win should sit down with The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer. Verbosely subtitled "The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour" it is a gripping account of the escorts of Taffy 3 at the action off Samar during the Battle of Leyte in October 1944.
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