Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Billions of Dollars of Treasure Looted by the Nazis Is Still Hidden

In 1945, while Germany was falling to the Allies, Nazi leaders were busy hiding the treasure they had confiscated over the previous six years. Art…

Looks like It’s Armistice Day at Trafalgar Square

For one morning last month, Trafalgar Square was sent back in time. The historic landmark was transformed into a version of its WWI-era self for…

Man Meets the Woman Taking Care of His Father’s Grave

When Rodney Duderstadt received a letter from Marine Hannon, it ended decades of worry. Duderstadt, 76, has worried for years about the condition of his…

Top Nazi Hunter vows to hunt for another decade despite declining numbers

Jens Rommel is an active hunter for Nazi war criminals. He is motivated to make sure that these heinous crimes do not disappear into history…

Project Faces of Margraten Connects Faces to American War Graves In The Netherlands

Dutch families by the thousands have tended the graves of American servicemen who were killed in World War II. For them, it is a gesture…

New Real-life War on Terror Docu-series “Live to Tell” to Air on History Channel

A new documentary series called Live to Tell has been authorized to go into production by the History Channel. It will give real-life, first person…

Animated Exhibit Highlights Cooperation between British and American Air Forces during World War II

The Imperial War Museum in England has created an animation that illustrates the Allied bombing campaign that helped to win World War II. The map…

Cold War Nuclear Bunker for Sale

In 1953 the British Government arranged for a 100-foot deep hole to be dug, placed a layer of shale 20 feet deep on the bottom…

Personal Effects Of WWII Pilot Returned To Family 72 years After His Death

Lieutenant Harry F. Warner, Jr., was a decorated WWII hero killed during a bombing mission with the 63rd Fighter Squadron. His plane was shot down…

Animals have been used as Parachutists for Years and are still Being used in the Army Today

Most people know that NASA used animals to send to the moon and on other missions before committing human beings to space. However, people do…

Anne Frank replica ‘Escape Bunker’ concept is deemed disrespectful by the Anne Frank Foundation

In the town of Valkenswaard, which is 87 miles outside of Amsterdam, an Escape Bunker has recently been opened to the visitors, with a room…

Large Cache of Wartime Nazi & Resistance Documents Uncovered in France

Historians in France have discovered secret service documents from World War II that provide information about how both the Germans and the French conducted their…