I. C. B. Dear (Ian Dear) is a full-time writer specializing in maritime and

military history Military history is the study of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, as well as the resulting changes to local and international relationships. Professional historians norma ...

, and between 1996 and 2004 was a reviewer for 'Contemporary British History'. He formerly served in the

Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...

, and later worked in the film and book publishing industries. His most recent book, 'The Tattie Lads', was nominated for the Mountbatten Literary Award in 2016 and he is the author/editor/contributor of over 30 books including six novels, three under the pen name Ian Blake.

Works

* ''The Oxford English: A Guide to the Language'' (compiler, 1986) *
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
' (co-editor with Peter Kemp, 2005; 2 ed., 2007, ) *
The Oxford Companion to the Second World War
' (editor, adviser

M. R. D. Foot Michael Richard Daniell Foot, (14 December 1919 – 18 February 2012) was a British political and military historian, and former British Army intelligence officer with the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. Biography The ...

, 1995; Online Version: 2014) * ''Sailing in Eccentric Circles'' (A collection of light-hearted anecdotes about the Royal Yacht Squadron, illustrated by

Mike Peyton Mike Peyton (20 January 1921 – 25 January 2017) was a British cartoonist, described by his biographer as ‘the world’s greatest yachting cartoonist’. Biography Mike Peyton was born into a mining family in County Durham, the son of a disabl ...

; 1989, Adlard Coles Nautical, )

References

The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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