Bruce Henderson is the author or coauthor of more than twenty nonfiction books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller And the Sea Will Tell (with Vincent Bugliosi), which was made into a highly rated network miniseries.
His latest work, Hero Found: The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War, is the story of legendary Navy pilot Dieter Dengler, with whom Bruce served aboard USS Ranger (1965-66) during the Vietnam War. His previous book, Down to the Sea: An Epic Story of Naval Disaster and Heroism in World War II, follows ships and sailors of the Greatest Generation in the Pacific.
Bruce is the author of True North: Cook, Peary and the Race to the Pole about the ongoing controversy as to who discovered the North Pole. His award-winning magazine story on the same subject, "Cook v. Peary," appeared in the April 2009 issue of Smithsonian.
A former newspaper reporter, private investigator and field producer for television news, Bruce has taught reporting and writing at USC School of Journalism and Stanford University. He is a member of The Authors Guild and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. He lives in northern California.