Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

New Zealand First World War Veteran’s Remains Recovered More Than 100 Years On

The remains of Henry John Innes Walker, a New Zealand soldier killed in World War I, have been recovered more than 100 years after his…

Earthquakes Attributed to Navy’s 10,000-Pound Bomb Tests Off Florida Coast

What appears to be another earthquake off Florida’s Atlantic coast near Daytona Beach has been caused by the U.S. Navy determining the seaworthiness of a…

Russian Supreme Court Convicts Online Blogger for Mentioning Russian Invasion of Poland in 1939

On September 1, 2016, the 77th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland and 17 days before the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s invasion of…

“Torpedownia”- A German WW2 Torpedo Testing Station Abandoned Off Poland’s Coastline (Pictures)

Remnants of World War Two are ever present across Europe even though the war ended over 70 years ago. One of those is a torpedo…

Disturbing Memories of World War Two – An American Veteran Remembers the Execution of Nazis

One second they were there, the next they were gone. Such is the memory of World War II veteran Herbert McClure, who while waiting for…

Defying and Outwitting The Nazis in WW2: A Very Sharp Pair of Heroes

There are so many unsung WWII heroes and heroines of whom we never hear, so it is fortunate for us that a high school student,…

The Soviet Pilot Who Stole a MiG, Downed It In Japan, and Demanded to Join the Japanese

On September 6, 1976, a Soviet military jet landed at the airfield in Hakodate, Japan. The runway wasn’t long enough, so the jet actually plowed…

United States Navy Is Upgrading Its Amphibious Operations

The United States Navy has nearly finished construction of its first two recent, high-tech ship-to-shore connectors for maritime operations designed to move greater numbers of…

Hitler’s Island Beach Resort in Germany Opens for Vacationers

The island of Rügen, Germany, has a three-mile-beach resort that was built by Adolf Hitler. Part of that resort is now a luxury holiday destination.…

Airmen Pitch In To Help Restore Historic WW2 Bunker and Repaint Sherman Tank

Men from the USAF 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron based at Spangdahlem Air Base have been helping to restore portions of a WWII bunker at Fort Aubin…

8 Of The Worst Leaders In Military History

There are few figures more inspiring than a great commander. But few disasters are worse than putting the wrong man in charge. Publius Quintilius Varus…

Out of fuel: Pilot Landed on a Container Ship – The Ship Claimed the Plane Under Salvage Rights (Watch)

An unusual incident involving a container ship and an aircraft from a nearby aircraft carrier occurred in June 1983, when NATO countries were staging an…