I. C. B. Dear

I. C. B. Dear is a full-time writer specializing in maritime and military history. He formerly served in the Royal Marines.

Works

• The Oxford English: A Guide to the Language (compiler, 1986)
• The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (co-editor, 2005)
• The Oxford Companion to World War II (co-editor with M.R.D. Foot, 2005)

References

• The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (Author's bio)