Richard Hough
Richard Hough
Richard Alexander Hough was a British author and historian specializing in maritime history...
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They hadn't done anything wrong. They exercised their right as a significant shareholder and we were there to attend the AGM on their behalf and to make sure their votes counted, as you'd expect.
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Even if we wanted to stop acting, the Law Society rules would not allow us to do so. In any event, we were happy to continue acting for the Glazers.
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In October 2004 there was a discussion about a potential offer, but it was only broad brush because the finance wasn't available.
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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.
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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.