“War Beneath the Waves: The Great Submarine Commanders of World War II”

War Beneath the Waves: The Great Submarine Commanders of World War IIFrom the acclaimed author of 'Righteous Renegades' and 'The Few Against The Many'

The Underwater War That Decided EverythingIn 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 WarriorsOTTO 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 ArtFrom 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.