Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

South American Archives Confirm That Thousands of Nazis Fled There after the World War II

Recently-opened archives in some South American countries have shed new light on the extent of the wide-scale influx of Nazis into the Americas at the…

MGM to Make Movie about Adolf Eichmann and his Part in the Holocaust

Hollywood has some big war movies coming up in the next year or two. One of those movies will be about the capture of the notorious…

I Am Your Protector – Stands Up For Muslims Who Helped Jews

“I am Your Protector” is an organisation, which according to their website, “is a community of people who speak up and stand up for each…

WWII Vet Travels to Australia to Reunite with his Wartime Girlfriend

It took almost 70 years, but it was worth the wait. Thomas Norwood is a 93-year-old United States World War II veteran had traveled all the…

What To Do With A Massive WWII Gun Bunker in Coronado, California?

There is much excitement in Coronado, California regarding the massive development of a Naval Coastal Campus in the Silver Strand Training Complex.  This development, expected to…

South American Archives Confirm That Thousands of Nazis Fled There after the World War II

Recently-opened archives in some South American countries have shed new light on the extent of the wide-scale influx of Nazis into the Americas at the…

Veterans of the Falklands War reopen case against Top Gear

A criminal investigation into a car number plate shown on the BBC show Top Gear is to be reopened in Argentina, after an appeal by…

Black German Woman Shocked To Learn Her Grandfather Was Amon Goeth, One Of The Worst Nazis Of WWII

Jennifer Teege is a living manifestation of overcoming challenges to live a full and rewarding life.  This young lady was born to a German mother…

For sale: Only Northern Ireland Cold War Nuclear Bunker, on market for £575k

How do you fancy owning a nuclear bunker? You heard right, it is possible.  In the green hills of Ballymena, County Antrim in Ireland you can…

The Doolittle raid remembered – The First Strike Back After Pearl Harbor

Just before eight o’clock on the morning of December 7th, 1941, Japanese fighter aircraft launched an unprovoked attacked on the US naval base at Pearl…

Bomb Disposal Squads – The Forgotten Heroes Of The Blitz

John Hannaford was doing his basic Army training when he was selected for the No. 16 Bomb Disposal Squad based in Cardiff. He had no…

Innovative, but Flawed, The Russian Fire Hedgehog

Towards the End of World War II, two Soviet mechanics sought to use automatic submachine guns to increase the capabilities of Soviet aircraft. The design, coined…