Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Space Force Logo, Why is it Basically a Copy of Star Trek’s Starfleet Logo

NASA: There has been a lot said recently regarding the current President of the USA’s pet military project, the new US Space Force, particularly when…

Discovery Channel: Normandy Bunkers ‘Frozen In Time’ on D-Day Coast

On D-Day, June 6th, 1944, Allied soldiers confronted the German army in what would prove to be a decisive battle, turning victory to the Allies’…

Gladiator of Auschwitz: Movie of a Pole Who Boxed his Way Through Hell

He was a part of the first mass transportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau where he was given the number seventy-seven. The story of Tadeusz ‘Teddy’ Pietrzykowski is…

Navajo Nation Mourns the Loss of Longest-Living Arizona Veteran Dies Aged 105

Saturday 25th January 2020 marked the passing of World War II veteran Sophie Yazzie. Sophie, a member of the Navajo Nation, was 105 when she…

More Terracotta Warriors Found at Ancient Chinese Burial Site

Chinese farmers were digging a well in 1974 when they discovered fragments of a life-sized statue of a terracotta  warrior. The area was then discovered…

Some Fascinating Facts About Saving Private Ryan

One of the most accurate and raw depictions of World War II can be found in the film Saving Private Ryan. This film portrayed the…

Rare Photographs Emerge of the One & Only Spitfire-Messerschmidt Hybrid

During the Battle of Britain legend has it that when Head of the Nazi Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering asked Major Adolf Galland what was required to…

US Man Exposed as Nazi Commander Dies at Age 100

Michael Karkoc passed away on December 14th at the age of 100. The retired carpenter was publicly outed by the Associated Press as a former…

Omaha Beach Bronze Bust Planned for Native American D-Day Medic

There is a memorial that looks over Omaha Beach in France, it honors the Native Americans who took part in the Normandy invasions that helped…

USS Orleck: The WW2 Ship Has to Move But Who Wants Her

USS Orleck: A long-held dream of the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association could soon come true. For some time, they have been collecting funds and…

US Marine Corps Veteran, 104, Seeks Valentine’s Cards for Collection

Bill White, 104, is a US Marine Corps veteran who served for 30 years, including during World War II. He requested people send him Valentine’s…

Found: USS Grayback, Final Resting Place of 80 Entombed Sailors

Thanks to a Japanese amateur researcher, the wreck of the USS Grayback has been located off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, 75 years after the…