Mitchell S. Zuckoff (born April 18, 1962) is an American professor of journalism at Boston University. His books include '' Lost in Shangri-La'' and '' 13 Hours'' (2014). Mitchell is a graduate of John F Kennedy High School in Bellmore, New York (Class of 1979)

Biography

Zuckoff received a master's degree from the University of Missouri and is currently the Redstone journalism professor at Boston University. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with his wife and two daughters. He is also an author of multiple books.

Writings

'' 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi'' (2014) was co-written with the security team members who were involved in the

2012 Benghazi attack The 2012 Benghazi attack was a coordinated attack against two Federal government of the United States, United States government facilities in Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya, by members of the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sharia (Libya), Ansar al ...

. It tells the story of the 13-hour Benghazi incident from the perspective of the security team who were involved in the fighting, without discussing later political controversies. '' Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II'' (2013) is about a US military airplane that crashed on the Greenland glacier during World War II, the subsequent hunt for the plane and Zuckoff's own role in helping to find the plane buried in the ice decades later. '' Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II'' (2011) is about a US military airplane called "

The Gremlin Special The Gremlin Special was a Douglas C-47 Skytrain that crashed during a sightseeing flight over the Baliem Valley (also known as Shangri-La valley) in New Guinea in the eastern part of Netherlands Indies in 1945. The recovery of the three surviv ...

", which crashed on May 13, 1945, in New Guinea, and the subsequent rescue of the survivors. ''Lost in Shangri-La'' won the Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award and spent several months on The New York Times Best Seller list. His earlier books include ''

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: The Oral Biography'', '' Ponzi’s Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend'', and ''Choosing Naia: A Family's Journey''. He is co-author with Dick Lehr of ''Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the

Dartmouth Murders On January 27, 2001, Dartmouth College professors Half and Susanne Zantop, aged 62 and 55 respectively, were stabbed to death at their home in Etna, New Hampshire. Originally from Germany, the couple had been teaching at Dartmouth since the 1970 ...

''. Zuckoff's magazine work has appeared in '' The New Yorker'', '' Fortune'', and elsewhere. As of 2019, ABC was developling a documentary adaptation of his novel ''Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11'' to commemorate the anniversary.

Awards and honors

As a reporter at '' The Boston Globe'', Zuckoff was a

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...

finalist for investigative reporting. He received the Distinguished Writing Award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the Livingston Award for International Reporting, the

Heywood Broun Award Heywood Campbell Broun Jr. (; December 7, 1888 – December 18, 1939) was an American journalist. He worked as a sportswriter, newspaper columnist, and editor in New York City. He founded the American Newspaper Guild, later known as The Newspaper ...

, and the

Associated Press Managing Editors' Public Service Award Associated may refer to: *Associated, former name of Avon, Contra Costa County, California * Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto, a school in Canada *Associated Newspapers, former name of DMG Media, a British publishing company See also *Associati ...

Publications

*2019 ''Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11'' *2014 '' 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi'', *2013 ''Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II'', *2011 '' Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II'', *2009 ''Robert Altman: The Oral Biography'', *2005 ''Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend'', *2003 with Dick Lehr: ''Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the

'', *2002 ''Choosing Naia: A Family's Journey'', Review, by M. Jones ''The New York Times Book Review'', 107, Part 50 (2002): 26

References

External links

Boston University faculty information page on Zuckoff

Author's web site
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