Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Churchill Ordered Millions Of Pounds Paid in Bribes to Keep Spain Out Of World War Two

What would you do if you were the Prime Minister of Great Britain and you discovered that one of the previously neutral countries in WWII,…

Hitler’s Vision Of Germania Still Casts Its Long Shadow Over Berlin

In the south of Berlin, there is a massive pillar; one of the few remnants of the Nazis’ attempts to make Berlin the capital of…

These 3 British SOE Women Helped Win WWII – 2 Survived, 1 Was Cremated Alive

During WWII when the men were out fighting on the front line, women were performing some pretty heroic acts of their own. These women were…

Remains of American Sailor Returned Home 74 Years After Pearl Harbor

The Defense Department announced last year that they are making another attempt to identify the remains of men killed aboard the USS Oklahoma when it…

Captain Charles Fryatt, The Brave Ferry Captain Who Rammed German U-Boats in WW1

When does the attempt to defend oneself, one’s property or the men and the women under one’s charge from capture – or worse – become…

Himmler’s Diary Gives Chilling Insights Into the Mind of One of the Most Powerful Men in Nazi Germany

Researchers have recently found the diary of Nazi monster Heinrich Himmler, who is considered the mastermind of the ‘final solution’ and many other atrocities of…

US Air Force Temporarily Grounds Nearly A Dozen Brand New F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jets

The US Air Force stated on Friday that it had grounded nearly a dozen of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, a little over a month…

The Kamikaze Pilot Who Took His Wife With Him On His Last Flight

Even though World War Two had come to an end, the story of a Japanese couple who met their death in a deliberate kamikaze suicide…

US Navy Sailors Who Died at Pearl Harbor Identified After 75 Years

The remains of five US Navy sailors who died in the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor were identified this year, more than 75 years after their ship…

Underwater Duels in WW2 – The Origins of the Powerful Soviet Submarine Fleet

AS WWII began, the USSR submarine fleet was the biggest in the world. It had twice the submarines as the U.S. and nearly four times…

The American CIA Attempted to Assassinate Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Using a Scuba-Diving Suit

The U.S. National Security Archive has published information that the CIA tried to assassinate Fidel Castro using a diving suit contaminated with Madura foot fungus…

I Survived A Firing Squad – The Terrifying Ordeal of One WW2 Soldier

Can you imagine what it must be like to be marched out to face a firing squad, say goodbye to your closest friend who is…