Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

New French Archives Released Depicting its Part in the Holocaust

Recently documents have been released showing how France was involved in the Holocaust.  The documents have been kept locked for years in an attempt to…

Widow of Douglas Bader – Fighter Ace – Dies Aged 97

Douglas Bader was one of those rare people who become a legend in their own lifetime. Born in London in February 1910, he decided to…

Veterans who Fought in Vietnam War Find Peace Living in the Very Villages they Fought in

While many think that men who serve in war would be ecstatic to finally come home, that is not the case with some. During the…

Dutch Man Cared for Grave of American Paratrooper Since He Was 13

A new film is being made about a Dutch man who has tended the grave of a West Virginian World War Two soldier for more…

WWII Nazi SS fantasy castle opens to the public

Heinrich Himmler was one of the most vicious mass murderers in recorded history and was the architect of the Holocaust. He was born in Munich…

World War II Veteran Tells His Story about how he and his Squadron Bombed Hitler’s Hideaway

Peter Palmer is a 94-year-old who served in World War II as an RAF Lancaster bomber.  Right before the close of the war, Peter was…

The Notorious Andersonville Confederate POW Camp Where 13,000 Died and Henry Wirz

“Hang Him” and “Remember Andersonville” were epithets screamed by former Union prisoners of war at the hanging, on 10th November 1895, of one of America’s…

The ‘perfect Aryan’ Nazi Propaganda Baby Was Actually Jewish

When Hitler took control over Germany, he was striving for Aryan perfection and wanted to get rid of the Jewish influence.  With that in mind,…

Historic Guernsey Fort for sale – Bring £2 million

The island of Guernsey, situated off the coast of Normandy is a British Crown Dependency. It is not a part of the British Isles but…

A Man’s Letter to his Family During World War Two Made Public

A young man who was in his 20s during his service aboard the USS Doyen a fast attack transport in World War II decided to write…

Untold Story of British Marines’ Heroism on the Eve of Falklands War

More often than not history repeats itself in a variety of different fashions as it did for British forces in a very short and less…

Top 10 Horribly Inaccurate War Movies

The majority of the people do not directly take part in the wars going around the world. Therefore, it is very significant that the people…