Captain Coote was a Royal Navy submariner who saw war service off Norway and in the Mediterranean and later held four sea commands, 1948-54. At age 38, he resigned to go into newspaper publishing at Fleet Street, ending his civilian career as Deputy Chairman of Beavcrbrook Newspapers.

Articles by John O. Coote

In Profile—Robert Taylor

By Captain John Coote, Royal Navy (Retired)
September 1991
During the 18th century Bath was the smartest watering place in Britain. It made nearby Bristol, just 12 miles farther down the Avon, seem by comparison a rather shabby commercial ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Captain Roger Pineau, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired), Major Ken McKenzie, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, Captain John Coote, Royal Navy (Retired), Barry Gough, & Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired)
September 1992
Samuel Eliot Morison’s Historical World Gregory M. Pfitzer. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1991. Bib. Illus. Ind. Notes. 367 pp. $29.95 ($26.95). Reviewed by Captain Roger Pineau, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired) ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by William H. Flayhart III, C. S. Fuqua, Captain John Coote, Royal Navy (Retired), & Captain T. C. Pullen, Royal Canadian Navy (Retired)
April 1991
To California By Sea: A Maritime History of the California Gold James P. Delgado, Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1989. 237 pp. Photos. Bib. Ind. $24.95 ($22.45). Reviewed ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Bernard C. Nalty, Kenneth P. Czech, Peter Padfield, & Captain John Coote, Royal Navy (Retired)
April 1990
The Port Chicago Mutiny Robert L. Allen. New York: Warner Books, 1989. Photos. Append. Bib. Ind. $19.95 ($17.95). Reviewed by Bernard C. Nalty On 17 July 1944, two explosions, timed ...

Book Review

By Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr., U. S. Army (Retired), Captain John Coote, Royal Navy (Retired), & Captain T. C. Pullen, Royal Canadian Navy (Retired)
July 1989
The Korean War: A Selected Bibliography By Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr., U. S. Army (Retired) Clay Blair was only too accurate when Be entitled his 1987 Korean War epic ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Captain John Coote, Royal Navy (Retired), John B. Hattendorf, Captain Kenneth J. Hagan, U. S. Naval Reserve (Retired), & Robert L. Scheina
April 1989
Horatio Nelson Tom Pocock. New York: Knopf, 1988. 367 pp. Illus. Maps. Notes. Bib. Ind. $22.95 ($20.65). Reviewed by Captain John Coote, Royal Navy (Retired) One cannot help but wonder ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Captain Edward L. Beach, U. S. Navy (Retired), Captain Michael T. Isenberg, U. S. Naval Reserve, Jim Sutton, Captain John Coote, Royal Navy (Retired)
January 1988
WAHOO: The Patrols of America’s Most Famous World War II Submarine Rear Admiral Richard H. O’Kane, USN (Ret.). Novato, CA: Presidio, 1987. 345 pp. Photos. Illus. Maps. Gloss. Ind. $18.95 ...

Book Reviews

By Captain John O. Coote, Royal Navy (Retired), Richard A. Best, Jr., Robert L. Scheina
April 1987
Flagship Hood Alan Coles and Ted Briggs. London: Robert Hale, 1985. 269 pp. Ind. $16.97 ($15.27). Reviewed by Captain John O. Coote, Royal Navy (Retired) In September 1922, Brazil celebrated ...