Neal Ascherson was born on October 5, 1932 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland as Charles Neal Ascherson. He is a writer, known for A New Germany, 1933-1939 (1980), The Struggles for Poland (1987) and The World at War (1973). He has been married to Isabel Hilton since August 1984. They have two children. He was previously married to Corinna Adam.