One of Our Submarines cover art

One of Our Submarines

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 Months Free

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Get this deal
Offer ends on 15 July 2026 at 11:59 BST.
More purchase options

One of Our Submarines

By: Edward Young
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Get this deal

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £14.59

Buy Now for £14.59

Commander Edward Young (RNRV, DSO, DSC and Bar) started the war as an amateur yachtsman and finished it as a highly decorated submarine commander. Indeed, he was the first RNVR officer to hold independent command of a warship.

One of Our Submarines is his gripping and thrilling biography of his adventures below the waves, showing how officers had to transform themselves from amateurs into the equals and, at times, the superiors of the professionals in meeting the demands imposed upon them by war.

©2023 Edward Young (P)2023 Podium Audio Armed Forces Military Military & War Naval Forces Thought-Provoking Submarine War
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1

Critic reviews

“[Young] immortalized his distinguished war service as a submariner in the bestselling autobiography, One of Our Submarines . . . [a] gripping memoir.” The Guardian

"In the very highest rank of books about the last war. [Edward Young] writes beautifully, economically and with humour, and in the actions he commands he manages to put the reader at the voice-pipe and the periscope so that sometimes the tension is so great that one has to put the book down." The Sunday Times
All stars
Most relevant
Why do so many people think submarines are dangerous. This is a wonderful story, brave men doing their duty and showing humanity I saving the lives of those non combatants they put in the water that must be first. I wish it had been longer. Well written and great delivery.

Safer under water than on it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Well paced, great attention to detail about submarine warfare. very well written by a very intelligent man

A great account

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Rarely listened to an audiobook ( of 100,s) that I have enjoyed so much - brilliantly read , very few mispronunciations or ‘miss speaks’ that typically blight military books.
Overall a terrific insight into the day to day submarine activity of WWII

Believably read and gripping

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A British tale of under sea war and the life of its crew well narrated worth a listen

A good story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I found this audio book very interesting and very well written, it's able to explain in good details the events of the writer's time in RN submarines without it seeming over the top. It feels exceedingly honest and my interest in non fiction stories involving submarines has been increased. I highly recommend anyone with any interest in anything naval to give it a try.

A charming explanation of ww2 submarines

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews