Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

New World War One memorial park to be built in Washington, D.C.

Fundraising is underway in Washington, D.C. to raise money to build a new World War One memorial in the capital. Even though over 100,000 of…

World War II Female WASP Pilot Was Proud to Serve Her Country

Larned, Kansas, native Lucile Doll Wise knows better than most what Women’s History Month – she was part of history, during WW II. Wise was…

Hitler’s Final Days Revealed: Eyewitnesses Recount the Nazi’s Death in Unearthed Footage

A new documentary called The Day Hitler Died contains never-before-seen interviews with those who surrounded Hitler during his final days. When World War Two came…

Canadian First Nation WWI Hero Remembered – Credited With Killing 378 Germans And Capturing 300 More.

  Francis Pegahmagabow is not a well-known name, but he was a Canadian First Nation sniper-hero of World War One and the most-awarded aboriginal soldier…

Animated film Shows Terror of the Korean War: Battle of Chosin Reservoir

Watch a four-minute animated short film that portrays the horrific 1950 Battle of Chosin Reservoir here. The film was adapted from the graphic novel Chosin:…

The London Blitz Brought Out The Good, the Bad and the Ugly In the Population

German Air Raids on Britain were a feature of World War II, with bombing raids concentrated on strategic ports, important manufacturing cities and the capital…

Courage and indomitable spirit of 21 Sikhs honoured each year

On the 12th September every year the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment of the Indian Army, celebrate their regimental Day by remembering 21 fallen comrades…

Veterans Angry As Pentagon Skips 25th Anniversary Of Gulf War

The Gulf War is considered one of the U.S. military’s greatest victories in war history, yet it is still not thought of as worthy of…

WWII Planes & Vehicles Buried in Camp Claiborne Louisiana?

Situated in Louisiana, the Kisatchie National Forest covers an area of around 604,000 acres, it may be a treasure trove for WWII enthusiast as military…

Propaganda Leaflets, Just One of the Many Deplorable Nazi Tactics

Joseph Goebbels is notorious for his role in orchestrating the hateful Nazi propaganda campaign during World War II. In the last days of the war, he…

Remembering the Newark air raid that left 41 dead and 165 badly wounded

The Ransome & Marles bearings factory in Newark, Nottinghamshire, which played an important role in World War II, is commemorating the 75th anniversary of an…

WWII US army officer’s missing dog tag to be re-united with family

An army dog tag belonging to a U.S. WWII soldier has been found in a farm field in Saipan, Japan. The now-rusted tag is inscribed…