Mitchell S. Zuckoff (born April 18, 1962) is an American professor of journalism at

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. 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

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and is currently the Redstone journalism professor at Boston University. He lives in

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, 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

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. 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", 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

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. His earlier books include '' Robert Altman: 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''. Zuckoff's magazine work has appeared in ''

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'', '' Fortune'', and elsewhere. As of 2019,

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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 ''

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'', Zuckoff was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for investigative reporting. He received the Distinguished Writing Award from the

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, the Livingston Award for International Reporting, the Heywood Broun Award, and the Associated Press Managing Editors' Public Service Award.

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 Dartmouth Murders'', *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
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zuckoff, Mitchell 1962 births Living people University of Missouri alumni John F. Kennedy High School (Bellmore, New York) alumni Boston University faculty Livingston Award winners for International Reporting