Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Now Abandoned, How a Mine in Greenland Helped the Allies Win

Cryolite is a mineral used in the aluminium making process, which was incredibly important in the production of planes for the Allied Forces. On the…

$442 million Upgrade for The B-52

The B-52 the legend of the  United States Air Force. The upgrade contact has awarded to Raytheon. The defense contractor will develop new technology for…

3 Burials Discovered at the Alamo in Texas

The Alamo: Plans by the city of San Antonio and the State of Texas to develop the precinct around the Alamo have come to a…

Tsar Nicholas II’s Last Shipment of Drink Recovered From the Sea Bed

Tsar Nicholas was to go thirsty. One hundred and three years after the Kyros was sent to the seabed by a German U-Boat commander, the…

Stug III Recovered From The Seabed

There are more Stug IIIs down there. A dangerous underwater mission to clear unexploded ordnance from the seabed and preserve an historical military heritage site…

A Sniper Hid Inside a Papier-Mache Horse in No-Mans Land

The horse was the mainstay of battle logistics in World War One, pulling munitions and armaments, transporting the sick and wounded. But they were also…

‘Factory Fresh’ Soviet Spy Radio Discovered Buried in a German Forest

Soviet Spy Radio: In an area cleared for a new open-cast lignite mine in the Hambach Forest about thirty 20 mies west of Cologne archaeologists…

Have You Heard of The Special Forces Ghost Car That Operated in Bosnia (with video)

Ghost Car: In the early 1990s, a former Danish special forces soldier felt a calling from God to go to Bosnia and provide humanitarian aid…

One of Last 3 Remaining Survivors of USS Arizona Passes Away

On February 15, one of the last three remaining sailors to survive the sinking of the USS Arizona passed away. Donald Stratton was 97 years…

Master Sgt. William H. Cox Kept Guard Over His Friend’s Casket, A Promise Made In A Bunker

The two men had met when they faced enemy fire in a bunker on Marble Mountain in Vietnam. In 2017 retired Marine Master Sgt. William…

Series 6 of Outlander is Looking for People to Join the Crew

A tweet sent out from Screen Scotland has kicked off the annual recruitment drive from Screen Scotland, Starz, and the hit television show Outlander. Outlander…

Shutter Island Movie, DiCaprio Character Was WWII Vet Suffering With PTSD

Shutter Island: Martin Scorsese is one of America’s foremost movie directors with awards including an Oscar for the film ‘The Departed’ made over ten years…