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Ocupation: Author

Life: 1922 - October 7, 1999

Birthday: 1922

Death: October 7

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Since time immemorial it had been the custom before a sea battle for the men to wash and don clean clothes in case of being wounded. This was all the more necessary under these circumstances, as many of them were still covered with coal dust.

source: - Richard Hough (2003). “Naval Battles of the Twentieth Century”, p.33, The Overlook Press

Topics: Men, Dust, Sea, Maritime, Clean Clothes

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That a modern battleship of 48,000 tons would have to defend itself against wood and fabric biplanes with its main armament was a salutary reminder of the changing face of sea warfare.

source: - Richard Hough (2001). “Great naval battles of the 20th century”

Topics: Sea, Woods, Faces, Maritime, Armament

The Battle for the Philippines was the greatest naval battle in history, judged in terms of the number of ships taking part, the number of ships sunk, and the importance of its outcome. It included every form of naval warfare of the 20th century: gunnery duels between battleships; destroyer battles at night and by day, as ferocious and sustained as any at the Battle of Jutland; submarines that stalked the depths; sinking many ships; and finally, carrier warfare on a scale never dreamed of even by the most ardent enthusiasts of air warfare at sea.

Topics: Night, Air, Sea, Maritime, Submarines

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