Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

German Dog Tags From WW1 To Be Returned Home

A dog tag that belonged to a German soldier in World War I is to be returned to his family. A New Zealand soldier brought…

John Basilone, WW2 Hero Dramatised by HBO, to Have New Warship Named in His Honour

If you’ve ever seen the HBO miniseries The Pacific, you may have heard of the name John Basilone (played by Jon Seda). Well, on Tuesday,…

South Carolina State Museum to Host WWI Exhibit

There is a new WWI exhibit at the South Carolina State Museum. “South Carolina and the Great War” gives a detailed look into how one…

Books Commemorating WW2 Tragedy, Donated To England By The USA, Have Been Lost to History

It was in August of 1944 when the little village of Freckleton, in Lancashire, England experienced a most terrible air disaster. The pilot of an…

No Criminal Charges Bought in Vintage M-18 Hellcat Explosion That Killed Two in the US

In October of 2015, two men were killed when the M-18 Hellcat they were both in violently exploded. After nearly a year of investigations, it…

Many Australian Soldiers Died in the Battle of Pozieres; It is Time to Honor Them

One of the bloodiest battles of World War I took place in the small French village of Pozieres. Records show that almost as many Australians…

German Man Claims to Have Found the Fabled Nazi Atom Bombs

Peter Lohr, a 70-year-old German retired mechanical engineer, believes that he has located atomic bombs hidden in a tunnel in central Germany. He claims to…

Classic WW1 Warship Under Threat – Preservation Trust Raising Funds

The HMS President, a British warship from WWI, has been docked on the Victoria Embankment for over 90 years. She was moved to allow for…

Eight More Suspected Former Nazis Under Investigation in Germany

For over half a century many criminal justice organizations have been searching for former Nazis and Nazi sympathizers. Earlier this month, Germany’s judicial agency for…

Israeli Government Might be Buying from a Company which Supplied the Nazis

One of the life’s many ironies seems recently to have come to light in Israel. The Israeli government has been sourcing gas masks and filters, since…

The First Gulf War – Ten Fast Facts

#1 – The first Gulf War in 1990 lasted less than a year and took place between an Allied coalition led by the United States and…

BBC Devised a Plan to Continue Broadcasting in Case of a Nuclear War

There is no secret that the war hysteria was rife during the Cold War . The paranoia had gripped all sectors of public life as…