Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Richard Hough

Born: 1922
Died: 1999 (aged 77)
Bio: Richard Alexander Hough was a British author and historian specializing in maritime history.
Known for:
- Captain Bligh & Mr Christian (1972)
- The Great War at Sea, 1914-1918 (1983)
- Captain James Cook (1994)
- The Potemkin Mutiny (1960)