Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Special Treatment for Hitler While Imprisoned in the 1920s

Newly revealed documents have shown that when Adolf Hitler spent time in prison during the 1920s, he received special treatment, including a supply of beer.…

1946 – The Makings Of The Post-war World – Details Beginning Of The Cold War

At the end of World War Two life was depressing for the millions of war-torn people left to survive across Europe and the Pacific. There…

Revolutionary War-era Ship Discovered in Virginia

Located on the Potomac River, the history of the city of Alexandria in Virginia dates back to 1749, when it was first founded. People were…

Memphis Belle Was Not The First Bomber To Complete 25 Missions

Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle is a well-known World War Two bomber, which was made famous by the Hollywood movie of the same name back in 1990 and…

Automakers and the Arsenal of Democracy Reveals Chrysler’s World War Two Contribution (Watch)

U.S. car maker Chrysler was a crucial manufacturer of tanks and vehicles for the US Army during World War Two.  Now, the story of how…

Secret Nuclear Bunker Open to Public in Essex, UK

A secret nuclear bunker built in the 1950s has been found in the rural Essex countryside in the east of England. The Kelvedon Hatch Secret…

Operation Desert Storm – Fast Facts

Two Iraqi T-55 main battle tanks lie abandoned on the Basra-Kuwait Highway near Kuwait City after the release of Iraqi forces from the city during…

Japanese Pilot Returned to US Oregon Town He Bombed During WWII

Nobuo Fujita is one of the only World War Two enemies to have tried bombing raids directly over mainland America. Nobuo died in 1997 aged…

Campaign Launched To Help Recover Our Vimy Heroes

A campaign to have Canadian World War One soldiers reinterred from their battle graves at Vimy Ridge has been started.  To date over $20,000 has…

Amsterdam to Commemorate Wartime Strike against Jewish Deportation

The capital city of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, is preparing to come to a standstill during a commemoration in honor of a 1941 wartime strike designed…

Lucky WWll US army helmet is displayed in museum

The familiar olive coloured M1 steel helmet was first issued to US troops in 1941, and by 1942 all troops had them. The helmet was…

World War Two Sea Forts to be Developed into Luxury Hotel

A group of World War Two sea forts that have been abandoned since the mid-1950s off the coast of Whitstable in the UK may be…