Category Historical Analysis Annual Conference

The Battle of Taiwan #3

Also among the people working on our study of the invasion of Taiwan and related issues is Walker Gargagliano. He has written two articles addressing these related issues. First is on survivability of carriers and the other is on stealth threat of Russia and China. 

Floating Fortresses – American Carriers’ Extraordinary Resilience to Battle Damage: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol78/iss2/5/
The myth of Russia and China’s peer stealth threat: https://asiatimes.com/2025/06/the-myth-of-russia-and-chinas-peer-stealth-threat/

Taiwan scenarios was a day long discussion at the Fourth HAAC and is also the case for the upcoming Fifth HAAC. Walker Gargagliano gave three presentations at the Fourth HAAC and will be attending the Fifth HAAC.

Fourth HAAC schedule: HAAC 2025: Fourth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) – The Dupuy Institute

Fifth HAAC schedule: HAAC 2026: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) – The Dupuy Institute

 

Second of Eight Presentations on the Battle of Fredericksburg this Wednesday at 7:00 PM

This Wednesday at 7:00 PM via Zoom we are going to start the second of eight presentations on the Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862). They will be given by Dr. James Slaughter.

Fredericksburg #2 (22 July) “Change of Command”: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85602177583?pwd=HwQ5Lo2acJ2OGqxgOewUUMI9rkA2tj.1

The schedule and links for all the presentations are listed here: First of Eight Presentations on the Battle of Fredericksburg this Wednesday at 7:00 PM – The Dupuy Institute. They are all on alternating Wednesdays at 7:00 PM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The schedule for the Fifth HAAC is rapidly filling in. Now is a good time to commit: HAAC 2026: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) – The Dupuy Institute

Just email me at LawrenceTDI@aol.com if you want to sign up for a presentation.

 

The sign-up for Fifth HAAC is here: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) Tickets, Tuesday, October 20  •  8 AM – 6 PM | Eventbrite

The Battle for Taiwan #2

Alexandru Filip has written three other articles about the Taiwan situation in addition to the article mentioned yesterday at The Battle for Taiwan #1 – The Dupuy Institute . They are:

April 2026: https://centerformaritimestrategy.org/publications/the-peoples-liberation-army-navy-and-the-china-dream/

February 2026: https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2026/02/17/the_western_view_of_taiwans_defense_1165228.html

December 2024: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/taiwan-and-mahan-what-determines-seapower-213928

 

Mr. Filip will be presenting at the Fifth HAAC: HAAC 2026: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) – The Dupuy Institute

The Battle for Taiwan #1

Two years ago at the Third HAAC, during a presentation by Alexandru Filip, we got into a discussion on what could the Peoples Republic of China (PRC – “Red China”) actually land in the first wave of an invasion of Taiwan. We schedule follow-up meetings after the conference to discuss an invasion of Taiwan and this turned into an extended series of research efforts that may result in a publication. In the meantime, some of people involved in these efforts have started independently publishing articles about China and Taiwan. Let me present one today. published in Real Clear Defense by Alexandru Filip on July 7, 2026:

The Battle for Taiwan: Long or short? Invade or Squeeze? Bomb or Seize? | RealClearDefense

Taiwan scenarios was a day long discussion in the Fourth HAAC and is also the case for the upcoming Fifth HAAC.

See: HAAC 2026: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) – The Dupuy Institute

First of Eight Presentations on the Battle of Fredericksburg this Wednesday at 7:00 PM

This Wednesday at 7:00 PM via Zoom we are going to start the first of eight presentations on the Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862). They will be given by Dr. James Slaughter.

The schedule and links are listed below. They are all on alternating Wednesdays at 7:00 PM:

Fredericksburg #1 (8 July) “After Antietam”: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87373756794?pwd=MYXbAKHmx9q99R5XQgiTfMAD3q2kn4.1

Fredericksburg #2 (22 July) “Change of Command”: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85602177583?pwd=HwQ5Lo2acJ2OGqxgOewUUMI9rkA2tj.1

Fredericksburg #3 (August 5) “Burnside’s Plan”: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85934798214?pwd=uTamfoqA1Nr9E5qYkj0baA9gXozbnT.1

Fredericksburg #4 (August 19) “The Problem with Pontoons”: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86530379724?pwd=AyAoubLCT4aaVQGIsb2JGMUs6yg5ru.1

Fredericksburg #5 (September 2) “Assault Crossings and Urban Warfare”: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81494714626?pwd=SCpHe9zeHW0c97HmdzNajFHHmmYqmh.1

Fredericksburg #6 (September 16) “Sir, a chicken could not live on that field when we open up on it”: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84281356384?pwd=pBmPl1QScDJACYaEPZ85hACawagQA9.1

Fredericksburg #7 (September 30) “Ferocious Assaults and Lost Opportunities”: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86484839263?pwd=fCGBab1hbS0FcMeJmalf111CZhDoc6.1

Fredericksburg #8 (October 14) “Aftermath”: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82477606691?pwd=1jzaU6jia4zPQZdW7yazbQaVbJY5Ua.1

Tour of the Battle of Fredericksburg on Friday, October 23. Sign-up is here: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) Tickets, Tuesday, October 20  •  8 AM – 6 PM | Eventbrite.

The Fifth HAAC is a three-day conference on historical analysis running Tuesday through Thursday 20-22 October. After the conference Dr. James Slaughter will lead a tour of The Battle of Fredericksburg, meeting up in the morning in Tysons Corner (near Rangos) and driving down south the battlefield.

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The schedule for the Fifth HAAC is rapidly filling in. Now is a good time to commit: HAAC 2026: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) – The Dupuy Institute

Just email me at LawrenceTDI@aol.com if you want to sign up for a presentation.

 

The sign-up for Fifth HAAC is here: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) Tickets, Tuesday, October 20  •  8 AM – 6 PM | Eventbrite

 

 

 

The Flash Traffic Podcast interview

Episode 206 – Military History with Christopher Lawrence at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn_si-oo5R8

The interviewer, Anthony Tingle, is a former U.S. Army officer with a PhD. 

Twitter link is here: https://x.com/AnthonyLTingle/status/2070938006673142131?s=20

Instagram link is here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaGYO7eOSmX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

French Air Power 1918-1940: Politics

The seventh of a series of eight presentations on French Air Power 1918 – 1940 by Dr. James Slaughter is this Wednesday, 10 June, 7:00 PM (EST) via Zoom.

The Zoom link is here:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82312904908?pwd=hThCR8854TXLDessozm3w8MrUNydYW.1

The whole series is here: French Air Power 1918-1940 – The Dupuy Institute

 

The call for presentations for the Fifth HAAC is here: Call for Presentations for the Fifth HAAC, 20 – 22 October 2026 – The Dupuy Institute

The schedule for the Fifth HAAC is rapidly filling in. Now is a good time to commit: HAAC 2026: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) – The Dupuy Institute

Just email me at LawrenceTDI@aol.com is you want to sign up for a presentation.

The sign-up for Fifth HAAC is here: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) Tickets, Tuesday, October 20  •  8 AM – 6 PM | Eventbrite

French Air Power: The Spanish Civil War

The sixth of a series of eight presentations on French Air Power 1918 – 1940 by Dr. James Slaughter is this Wednesday, 27 May, 7:00 PM (EST) via Zoom.

The Zoom link is here:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87873302892?pwd=CxXR7quHmysDYl6S8xeOM73qDo6KwI.1

The whole series is here: French Air Power 1918-1940 – The Dupuy Institute




 

 

The call for presentations for the Fifth HAAC is here: Call for Presentations for the Fifth HAAC, 20 – 22 October 2026 – The Dupuy Institute

The schedule for the Fifth HAAC is rapidly filling in. Now is a good time to commit: HAAC 2026: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) – The Dupuy Institute

Just email me at LawrenceTDI@aol.com is you want to sign up for a presentation.

The sign-up for Fifth HAAC is here: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) Tickets, Tuesday, October 20  •  8 AM – 6 PM | Eventbrite

French Air Power: Doctrine and Intelligence 1934 – 1940

The fifth of a series of eight presentations on French Air Power 1918 – 1940 by Dr. James Slaughter is this Wednesday, 13 May, 7:00 PM (EST) via Zoom.

The Zoom link is here:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83581419598?pwd=V2Pncrzxk686uy6ahVa7lT0M8GVPSu.1

The whole series is here: French Air Power 1918-1940 – The Dupuy Institute

The Morane D-3801 (from Switzerland late 1940).
At the Duxford Airshow 2006 (photo by Kogo)


The call for presentations for the Fifth HAAC is here: Call for Presentations for the Fifth HAAC, 20 – 22 October 2026 – The Dupuy Institute

The schedule for the Fifth HAAC is rapidly filling in. Now is a good time to commit: HAAC 2026: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) – The Dupuy Institute

Just email me at LawrenceTDI@aol.com is you want to sign up for a presentation.

The sign-up for Fifth HAAC is here: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) Tickets, Tuesday, October 20  •  8 AM – 6 PM | Eventbrite

French Air Power: Aircraft and Industry 1934 to 1940

The fourth of a series of eight presentations on French Air Power 1918 – 1940 by Dr. James Slaughter is this Wednesday, 29 April, 7:00 PM (EST) via Zoom.

The Zoom link is here:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86389557188?pwd=CqKeUajYxXiiw8al9FqrtBCXTbUfzC.1

The whole series is here: French Air Power 1918-1940 – The Dupuy Institute

The Morane D-3801 (from Switzerland late 1940).
At the Duxford Airshow 2006 (photo by Kogo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The call for presentations for the Fifth HAAC is here: Call for Presentations for the Fifth HAAC, 20 – 22 October 2026 – The Dupuy Institute

The schedule for the Fifth HAAC is rapidly filling in. Now is a good time to commit: HAAC 2026: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) – The Dupuy Institute

Just email me at LawrenceTDI@aol.com is you want to sign up for a presentation.

The sign-up for Fifth HAAC is here: Fifth Historical Analysis Annual Conference (HAAC) Tickets, Tuesday, October 20  •  8 AM – 6 PM | Eventbrite