Neal Bascomb

Neal Bascomb (born 1971) is an American journalist and author. He is known for his books on popular history.

Early life and education He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Miami University with a B.A. in Economics and English Literature.

Career After graduation, he worked as a journalist in London, Paris, and Dublin. He was an editor for St. Martin's Press, and in 2000, he began writing books full-time.

Books Title Year Published ISBN Summary NotesHigher: A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City 2003 The race between the Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, and 40 Wall Street, to claim the title of the world's tallest building during the Roaring Twenties Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writer PickThe Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It 2005 The story of Roger Bannister, Wes Santee, and John Landy battling to be the first runner to break the four-minute mile New York Times BestsellerRed Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin 2007 Details the events of the Battleship Potemkin uprising United States Maritime Literature AwardHunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi 2009 Depicts the search for and capture of Adolf Eichmann National BestsellerThe New Cool: A Visionary Teacher, His FIRST Robotics Team, and the Ultimate Battle of Smarts 2011 Bascomb follows the FIRST robotics team from Dos Pueblos High School and details their experience; see D'Penguineers Optioned by film producer Scott Rudin The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi 2013 Depicts the search for and capture of Adolf Eichmann For readers age 12-18 One More Step: My Story of Living with Cerebral Palsy, Climbing Kilimanjaro, and Surviving the Hardest Race on Earth 2015 Written with Bonner Paddock, it chronicles Paddock's effort to climb Mount Kilimanjaro New York Times BestsellerThe Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb 2016 How a brilliant scientist and a band of young patriots destroyed Vemork, the plant that provided heavy water, an essential resource for the German atomic research program.New York Times Bestseller / Optioned by Michael Bay, Paramount Pictures The Escape Artists: A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War 2018 National Bestseller / Optioned by director Lenny AbrahamsonFaster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best2020 Amazon History Book of the Month / Optioned by Imperative Entertainment