The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb - Hardcover

“Weaving together his typically intense research and a riveting narrative, Neal Bascomb’s The Winter Fortress is a spellbinding piece of historical writing.”
 ­— Martin Dugard, author of Into Africa and coauthor of the Killing series

“A riveting, high-action World War II thriller with nothing less than the fate of planet Earth on the line. Just imagine the horror if Hitler had gotten the atomic bomb? Written with great verve and historical acumen, Bascomb hits the mark of excellence. Highly recommended!”
— Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great Deluge and Cronkite

“In The Winter Fortress, Neal Bascomb brilliantly tells the extraordinary true story of arguably the most important and daring commando raid of World War II: how an amazing band of men on skis made sure Hitler never got to drop the ultimate bomb.”    
— Alex Kershaw, author of The Longest Winter   

“Brilliantly written, The Winter Fortress cinematically captures a commando team’s efforts to destroy one of the most important secret facilities in World War II. Bascomb’s riveting prose puts the reader into one of the more daring missions of the war and the Allies’ efforts to sabotage a crucial aspect of Germany’s nuclear program. An excellent read.”
 — Patrick K. O’Donnell, author of First SEALs and Washington’s Immortals
 
“Exciting, thorough . . . suspenseful . . . Featuring excellent characterization and exquisite detail concerning a theater of the war (Norway) not well-mined.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
 

NEAL BASCOMB is the national award-winning and New York Times best-selling author of The Winter Fortress, Hunting Eichmann, The Perfect Mile, Higher, The Nazi Hunters, Red Mutiny, among others. A former international journalist, he is a widely recognized speaker on the subject of war and has appeared in a number of documentaries. He lives in Seattle, Washington. For more information visit http://nealbascomb.com, or Twitter @nealbascomb.