Ian Harvey

Ian Harvey is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Creating Hacksaw Ridge – An Incredible Set Built From Scratch For The Movie

To tell the authentic story of Desmond Doss, the conscientious objector awarded the Medal of Honour for rescuing 75 soldiers during the Battle of Okinawa,…

Newly Released Graphic WWII Footage Of Flamethrower Use Shows The Brutal Reality Of The War

Evidence of just how brutal World War II could be is still coming to light 70 years after it ended.  Video footage of the Australian…

Letters Give A Glimpse Of Second World War Life From A Different Perspective

American Second World War veteran Army Sergeant Donald Kimple had many stories he could’ve told based on his unique experiences as personal secretary to the…

The American WWII Veteran Who Befriended The Toddler Next Door – The Pair Became An Online Sensation

Erling Kindem, a World War II veteran from Farmington, Minnesota, became an internet sensation when he developed a friendship with the toddler that lived next door.…

Female WW2 Spy Who Kept Her Wartime Work Secret For Fifty Years Is Honored At Last

Wives do not always tell their husbands everything. In the case of Becky White she had a good reason not to.  She had been a…

WW2 Australian Warship Which Sank In Darwin Harbor Looks Destined To Remain There For Good

The rescue of a part of Australia’s military past from the bottom of Darwin Harbour may not be realized. A Second World War boat, HDML…

Soldier Shot For Desertion In World War One Is Remembered Ten Years After His Pardon

One hundred years after his execution for desertion a soldier from England has been remembered. Alfred Jefferies, a member of the Somerset Light Infantry, was…

Amazing – WWII Veteran Uses Virtual Reality To Revisit Town He Helped Liberate

Frank Mouqué is a 91-year-old British World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of Normandy where he helped liberate Armentières, France, 72 years…

War Museum In Belarus Honors Tanks And Stalin – But Doesn’t Tell The Full Story

At the Belarus’s Stalin Line museum outside Minsk, visitors can see reenactments of Second World War battles, fire weapons from the Soviet era next to…

The Photographer Who Documented The Devastation In Hiroshima And Nagasaki

Milton Dienes could not have realized that his pictures would one day head to the archives at the Library of Congress. He walked the streets…

Hitler’s Wife’s Jewelry, Underwear, And Other Personal Items Fetch A High Price At Auction

Eva Braun’s lilac underwear fetched a price of £2,900, six times more than the expected bid when auctioned recently by Philip Serrell Auctions.  When fees…

Comparing China’s New Stealth Fighter With F-22 And F-35

A pair of new Chengdu J-20 stealth fighters recently headlined China’s Airshow China in Zhuhai, although they were in the air for only a few…