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 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 summa cum laude 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 Warriors: The United States Marine Corps and Strike Force: U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations, as well as In Honor of America and, together with Herm Dillon, West Point: The Bicentennial Book. In November 2006 St. Martin’s Press in New York released 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 Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement (Sage Publications, 2005). He co-authored (with W. McDonald and M.R. Haberfeld) a chapter in 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 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 NATO Science for Peace and Security Program.
In 2006, he and coauthors Herm Dillon, Lisa M. Pellegrino, and Teresa Caiado Ramirez published 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 United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents, the National Defense Industrial Association
, the OSS Society, the Association of Former Intelligence Officers
, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation, and the 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 Sovereign Order of the Orthodox Knights Hospitaller of St. John.
Hassell is president of The Repton Group, a New York City–based intelligence gathering and consulting organization.
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
Alfred von Tirpitz
Alfred von Tirpitz was a German Admiral, Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office, the powerful administrative branch of the German Imperial Navy from 1897 until 1916. Prussia never had a major navy, nor did the other German states before the German Empire was formed in 1871...
, built Germany's Imperial Fleet prior to World War One. His paternal grandfather, German Ambassador Ulrich von Hassell
Ulrich von Hassell
Ulrich von Hassell was a German diplomat during World War II. A member of the German Resistance against German dictator Adolf Hitler, Hassell was executed in the aftermath of the failed July 20 plot.- Family :...
, 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 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 summa cum laude 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
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York in Midtown Manhattan, New York City and is the only liberal arts college with a criminal justice and forensic focus in the United States. The college offers programs in Forensic Science and Forensic...
, New York, teaching members of the New York City Police Department
New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
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 Warriors: The United States Marine Corps and Strike Force: U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations, as well as In Honor of America and, together with Herm Dillon, West Point: The Bicentennial Book. In November 2006 St. Martin’s Press in New York released 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 Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement (Sage Publications, 2005). He co-authored (with W. McDonald and M.R. Haberfeld) a chapter in 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 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 NATO Science for Peace and Security Program.
In 2006, he and coauthors Herm Dillon, Lisa M. Pellegrino, and Teresa Caiado Ramirez published 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 United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents, the National Defense Industrial Association
National Defense Industrial Association
The National Defense Industrial Association is an association for the United States government and the defense industry. Based in Arlington, Virginia, NDIA was established in 1919 as a result of the inability of the defense industry to scale up the war effort during World War I...
, the OSS Society, the Association of Former Intelligence Officers
Association of Former Intelligence Officers
The Association of Former Intelligence Officers , formerly known as the Association of Retired Intelligence Officers is a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization founded in 1975 by David Atlee Phillips to counter widespread criticism of the United States intelligence community coming from...
, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation, and the Authors Guild. A Chevalier of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin
Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin
Originally founded in 1703 as the Ordre de la Boisson , and resurrected under its current name in 1934, the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin is an exclusive club of Burgundy wine enthusiasts...
, the world’s premier burgundy wine society, Hassell is also a Knight of Justice of the Sovereign Order of the Orthodox Knights Hospitaller of St. John.
Hassell is president of The Repton Group, a New York City–based intelligence gathering and consulting organization.