
“War Beneath the Waves: The Great Submarine Commanders of World War II”
Quentin Drummond Anderson
War Beneath the Waves: The Great Submarine Commanders of World War II
From the acclaimed author of "Righteous Renegades" and "The Few Against The Many"
The Underwater War That Decided Everything
In the ocean's depths, a different war determined nations' fates. War Beneath the Waves reveals the extraordinary true stories of submarine commanders who wielded steel sharks with deadly precision and unbreakable courage.
Drawing from family archives, international military records, and untold personal accounts, Anderson brings readers into cramped control rooms where split-second decisions meant victory or death in crushing depths.
Meet History's Greatest Underwater Warriors
OTTO KRETSCHMER - Germany's "Tonnage King," the most successful U-boat commander.
DUDLEY "MUSH" MORTON - Revolutionary American submarine commander who led USS Wahoo into Japan's defended waters.
MALCOLM WANKLYN - Scottish perfectionist whose Victoria Cross and HMS Upholder made him the Mediterranean's most feared commander.
ALEKSANDR MARINESKO - Soviet commander whose Wilhelm Gustloff sinking created history's deadliest maritime disaster.
RICHARD O'KANE - America's deadliest submarine ace and most successful commander.
GEORGE "SHRIMP" SIMPSON - Mastermind who orchestrated Axis supply destruction from Malta.
Four Nations, One Deadly Art
From North Atlantic to tropical Pacific, these commanders fought across every ocean. German wolf packs terrorized shipping. American submarines strangled Japanese supply lines. British submarines destroyed Rommel's lifelines.
Duration - 5h 30m.
Author - Quentin Drummond Anderson.
Narrator - Michael Cordue.
Published Date - Tuesday, 06 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2025 QUENTIN ANDERSON ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
War Beneath the Waves: The Great Submarine Commanders of World War II From the acclaimed author of "Righteous Renegades" and "The Few Against The Many" The Underwater War That Decided Everything In the ocean's depths, a different war determined nations' fates. War Beneath the Waves reveals the extraordinary true stories of submarine commanders who wielded steel sharks with deadly precision and unbreakable courage. Drawing from family archives, international military records, and untold personal accounts, Anderson brings readers into cramped control rooms where split-second decisions meant victory or death in crushing depths. Meet History's Greatest Underwater Warriors OTTO KRETSCHMER - Germany's "Tonnage King," the most successful U-boat commander. DUDLEY "MUSH" MORTON - Revolutionary American submarine commander who led USS Wahoo into Japan's defended waters. MALCOLM WANKLYN - Scottish perfectionist whose Victoria Cross and HMS Upholder made him the Mediterranean's most feared commander. ALEKSANDR MARINESKO - Soviet commander whose Wilhelm Gustloff sinking created history's deadliest maritime disaster. RICHARD O'KANE - America's deadliest submarine ace and most successful commander. GEORGE "SHRIMP" SIMPSON - Mastermind who orchestrated Axis supply destruction from Malta. Four Nations, One Deadly Art From North Atlantic to tropical Pacific, these commanders fought across every ocean. German wolf packs terrorized shipping. American submarines strangled Japanese supply lines. British submarines destroyed Rommel's lifelines. Duration - 5h 30m. Author - Quentin Drummond Anderson. Narrator - Michael Cordue. Published Date - Tuesday, 06 January 2026. Copyright - © 2025 QUENTIN ANDERSON ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:07
The Submarine Commanders
Duration:00:08:13
The Foreword
Duration:00:10:49
The tonnage king- Otto Kretschmer
Duration:00:14:45
Silent vigil in the atlantic-Erich Topp
Duration:00:08:52
The innovator- Karl Friedrich Merten
Duration:00:14:18
The last leader of the third reich-Karl Donitz
Duration:00:11:24
The american wolf- Donald G Kilgore's legacy
Duration:00:15:03
Into enemy waters the bold move of mush morton
Duration:00:13:27
The deadly perfectionist-Richard O'Kane
Duration:00:14:39
Submarine hero -The last hunt of samuel d dealey
Duration:00:13:46
The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff-Aleksandr Marinesko
Duration:00:14:21
The baltic stalker-Pavel Bocharov
Duration:00:14:23
The supply line strangler-Nikolai Lunin
Duration:00:12:45
Shadow over the baltic-Ivan Travkin
Duration:00:11:27
The gallant sacrifice - John wallace tubby linton
Duration:00:15:41
Mediterranean ace = David Wanklyn's strike
Duration:00:15:14
Deadly waters the hunt for hms ultor-George Edward Hunt
Duration:00:26:23
Silent strike-Hugh Mackenzie
Duration:00:13:20
Malta's defiant defender-George Simpson
Duration:00:33:49
The Quiet Predator-Robert Love Alexander
Duration:00:29:55
Epilogue underwater evolution
Duration:00:15:14
Quentin drummond anderson historian and author (1)
Duration:00:02:20
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:18