Christopher Bassford

Christopher Bassford is an American military historian, best known for his works on the Prussian military philosopher Carl von Clausewitz.

Life

He was Professor of Strategy at the National War College in Washington, D.C., from 1999 until 2012, when he joined the faculty of the College of International Security Affairs as part of the JSOMA program] supporting U.S. Army Special Operations Command. He is the web editor of The Clausewitz Homepage, a large educational website that has been on-line since 1995.

Works

Bassford has written scholarly studies, military doctrine, and articles for the popular press. He is the author of several books, including ' and . He is one of the editors of the Boston Consulting Group's business-oriented ' and Carl von Clausewitz and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, , ed./trans. Christopher Bassford, Daniel Moran, and Gregory W. Pedlow. From 1995 to 1999 he was involved in the writing of USMC doctrine, authoring MCDP 1-1, Strategy; MCDP 1-2, Campaigning; "MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning" ; MCWP 2-15.3, Ground Reconnaissance Operations; and MCWP 3-2, Aviation Operations, as well as participating in the writing of several other USMC and Joint concepts and doctrinal publications.
His academic articles include:

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in F.G. Hoffman and Gary Horne, eds., Maneuver Warfare Science, United States Marine Corps Combat Development Command, 1998.
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His on-line books include:

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The Clausewitz Homepage

Bassford is the editor of , an educational website that focuses on the German military philosopher Carl von Clausewitz, and also of , which supports the scholarly study of Clausewitz's life and work. Bassford's own work on Clausewitz concentrates on the evolution of Clausewitz's reception, reputation, and impact in the English-speaking world. He is interested in the relationship between Clausewitzian theory, concepts from the field of nonlinear science, and modern evolutionary theory.