Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Fort Wayne’s Veteran spent World War II On a Navy minesweeper

At the outbreak of World War II, radar and sonar were two top secret technologies. To train with these technologies FBI clearance was required and Arthur Spirou…

WWI Battle of Verdun: The Battle That Was Never ‘Won’

The president of France, Francois Holland, will join German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the re-opening ceremony of the recently renovated museum that stands on the…

British Officer’s WWI Diary Exposes Brutal Jungle Warfare in West Africa

The Great War is mainly associated with trench warfare and battlefields in Europe, though the war raged on other continents as well. The British National Army Museum…

Russian Robotic Tanks Developments Are Beating All Others

  There is a growing trend in the world’s military to employ robots instead of human soldiers. The thinking is that they are more reliable…

The Secrets Locked inside a Shipwrecked Trumpet

It doesn’t look like the sort of thing that would have historical secrets locked inside. In fact, it looks more like the kind of thing…

Youngest Vietnam War US Marine Was 14 Years Old, He Was Killed In Action Age 15

The story of an underage US Marine who fought in the Vietnam War has been uncovered. Dan Bullock joined the US Marines so that he…

Why You Can’t Take Selfies At Auschwitz

A British novelist and journalist, Anthony Horowitz, recently made a plea for the banning of self-photography – the taking of “selfies” – at the Auschwitz…

Last Survivor of the Treblinka Death Camp Revolt Dies at 93

The last remaining survivor of the revolt at the Nazi death camp Treblinka, Samuel Willenberg, died in Israel this month at the age of 93.…

When Parents Named Their Children After Famous WWI Battles

The WW I was a traumatic event in Europe. It left an indelible mark on Europeans and others around the world. The events of the…

82nd Airborne War Hero Still Overlooked For Highest Military Honor

One of The United States Army’s most decorated officers of WWII is still yet to be awarded the highest military recognition for his war-time heroism.…

WWII: Gunner Fell 22,000 Feet WITHOUT A Parachute And Survived

S/Sgt. Alan E. Magee poses for the camera, halfway into the tight confines of the ball turret of a B-17 Flying Fortress. [Via] Ranked among…

Old Boeing Plant has Some Secrets from World War Two

Many know of the company Boeing and its history of building planes.  However, no one knew all of the secrets these specific plants held.  Seattle,…