John Jordan is a former teacher of modern languages. He is the author of two major books on the Soviet Navy, and has coauthored a series on the French Navy, of which the most recent is French Armoured Cruisers 1887–1932 (2019) with Philippe Caresse. John is also the sole author of Warships After Washington; a sequel, Warships After London, was published in 2020. John has been associated with Warship from its earliest beginnings and took over the editorship in 2004.