β[Young] immortalized his distinguished war service as a submariner in the bestselling autobiography, One of Our Submarines . . . [a] gripping memoir.ββThe Guardian
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βIn the very highest rank of books about the last war. Submarines are thrilling beasts, and Edward Young tells of four yearsβ adventures in them in a good stout book with excitement on every page. He writes beautifully, economically and with humor, 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.ββThe Sunday Times
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βNo disrespect to the big screen, but you canβt beat a book for digging out the details.Β And the details feel even better if the author is someone whoβs been there.Β So, at least take the time to readΒ Das Boot, the autobiographical novel by Lothar-GΓΌnther Buchheim.Β And, for the British perspective, readΒ One of Our SubmarinesΒ by Edward Young.ββThe Mouldy Books
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βHe tells his story in a modest, clear, and amusing way that is a delight to read.ββnot too much