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… — Richard Hough Copy Share
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… — Richard Hough Copy Share Image
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… — Richard Hough Copy Share
Since time immemorial it had been the custom before a sea battle for the men to wash and don clean clothes in case of… — Richard Hough Copy Share Image
