Agostino von Hassell

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Agostino von Hassell is a military historian and business executive.

Agostino von Hassell was born in 1953 in Bonn, Germany and grew up in Rome and Brussels. His great-grandfather, Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, built Germany's Imperial Fleet prior to World War One. His paternal grandfather, German Ambassador Ulrich von Hassell, was executed after participating in an assassination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944. His maternal grandfather, Lt. General Bogislav von Studnitz, first commander of Paris in World War Two, was assassinated on order of Hitler in January 1943. His father, Ambassador [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E4D8123EF937A25750C0A96F958260 Wolf Ulrich von Hassell] , was one of the first two Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Germany to serve at the United Nations.

He studied history at Columbia University, graduating in 1974, and attended Columbia Journalism School, graduating in 1975. He has taught as adjunct professor in the graduate program of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, teaching members of the New York City Police Department in subjects such as counter-terrorism and leadership.

Hassell was raised in several countries, moving to New York as a young man. He has written extensively on military and war history for publications such as "The Marine Corps Gazette, Die Zeit (Germany), Naval Proceedings, Defense News", and "The Navy Times", among others. He is the author of " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0943231086 Warriors: The United States Marine Corps] " and " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0943231388 Strike Force: U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations] ", as well as " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1574271458 In Honor of America] " and, together with Herm Dillon, " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1862271828 West Point: The Bicentennial Book] ". In November 2006 [http://www.stmartins.com/ St. Martin’s Press] in New York released " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312323697 Alliance of Enemies: The Untold Story of the Secret American and German Collaboration to End World War II] ", which Hassell coauthored with Sigrid Macrae. This book explores the secret contacts between the OSS and Germany’s Abwehr intelligence service during the Second World War.

Hassell has contributed sections to the [http://www.sagepub.com/refbooksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book225364 Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement] (Sage Publications, 2005). He co-authored (with W. McDonald and M.R. Haberfeld) a chapter in [http://www.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book226567 Comparative Policing The Struggle for Democratization] (Sage Publications 2008), titled "International Cooperation in Policing: A Partial Answer to the Query?" In 2007 coauthored and presented (with M.R. Haberfeld) an article titled " [http://booksonline.iospress.com/Content/View.aspx?piid=6651 Proper Proactive Training to Terrorist Presence and Operations in Friendly Urban Environments] ", at the NATO Counter-Terrorism Conference in Washington, D.C. subsequently published by the [http://www.nato.int/science/index.html NATO Science for Peace and Security Program] .

In 2006, he and coauthors Herm Dillon, Lisa M. Pellegrino, and Teresa Caiado Ramirez published " [http://www.militaryhighlife.com/ Military High Life: Elegant Food Histories and Recipes] ". It was the first illustrated history of international fine military, reaching from the present back to ancient Egyptian times. Hassell is now working on "Typhoon", a book tracing the storm of flavors that swept through the world with the voyages of discovery prompted, in 1453, by the shutdown of the traditional spice trade.

Courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps he uses the old call sign "Omar."

He is a life member of the [http://www.usmccca.org/ United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents] , the National Defense Industrial Association, the [http://www.osssociety.org/ OSS Society] , the Association of Former Intelligence Officers, the [http://www.asmp.org/ American Society of Magazine Photographers] , the [http://www.mc-lef.org/ Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation] , and the [http://www.authorsguild.org/ Authors Guild] . A Chevalier of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, the world’s premier burgundy wine society, Hassell is also a Knight of Justice of the [http://www.3saints.com/stjj.html Sovereign Order of the Orthodox Knights Hospitaller of St. John] .

Hassell is president of [http://www.thereptongroup.com/ The Repton Group] , a New York City–based intelligence gathering and consulting organization.

Articles

Published in [http://www.zeit.de/: Die Zeit (Germany)] , [http://www.interviu.es/: Interviu (Spain)] , [http://www.mca-marines.org/gazette/: Marine Corps Gazette] , Proceedings, Amphibious Warfare Review, Naval Proceedings, [http://www.defensenews.com/ Defense News] , and [http://www.navytimes.com/ The Navy Times] .

Bibliography

* " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0943231086 Warriors: The United States Marine Corps] ", 1989, Howell Press, Virginia
* " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0943231388 Strike Force: U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations] ", 1993, Howell Press, Virginia
* " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1862271828 West Point] ", 2003, Howell Press, Virginia
* " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1574271458 In Honor of America] ", 2004, Howell Press, Virginia
* " [http://www.militaryhighlife.com/ Military High Life: Elegant Food Histories and Recipes] ", Fall 2006
* " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312323697 Alliance of Enemies: The Untold Story of the Secret American and German Collaboration to End World War II] ", Fall 2006, St. Martin’s Press, New York.
* " [http://www.sagepub.com/ Counter-Terrorism Case Studies] ", 2009, Sage Publications