Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

The Mystery of the Wellington Crash in 1941 Eventually Solved

There is no scarcity of lost and found stories of the last moments of thousands of Allied and German soldiers during the Second World War.…

Plane that went Down During Pearl Harbor Photographed for First Time

A plane from the Oahu Air Army Force Base, which was attacked by the Japanese minutes before the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,…

British Intelligence Eavesdropping on Captured German Generals Proved to be a Turning Point in War

German prisoners believed they were living in luxury the way the British officers were treating them.  The prisoners were held in large, well-kept homes where…

What the Japanese Did To The Chinese Who Helped The Doolittle Raid Airmen…

During World War II 80 volunteer raiders bombed a Japanese city in revenge for the attack on Pearl Harbor.  It was April 18, 1942, and,…

Little Girl who Acted in Schindler’s List Completely Traumatized after Watching the Film

While Schindler’s List proved to be one of the most iconic movies depicting World War II, many viewers do not know that making it was…

United States Government Releases Documents Regarding the Cold War and its Fighting Tactics

Just recently, the National Security Archive released some of the United States’ documents on the Cold War Nuclear Target List.  Generally, information such as this…

Pearl Harbor: 16 Days To Die – Three Sailors trapped in the USS West Virginia

In the aftermath of the attacks on Pearl Harbour during World War Two stories emerged of sailors who were trapped in the sunken battleships, some…

Argentinian Soldiers’ Ordeal during the Falklands War

The dynamics of the war and conflicts are such multi façade that one could not grasp the phenomenon in its entirety. A very less known…

French Farmland Still Contaminated By WW1 Shells

According to an Official French Press release, a large area of northern French farmland has been banned from selling any produce until some guarantees are…

Medical records prove Hitler did only have one ball

During World War Two, Allied troops made up a song about Hitler only having one ball, and it remains a well-known tune to this day…

The First American Soldier To Be Honored For Saving The Lives of Jewish Prisoners Of War

A World War Two veteran from Knoxville, Tennessee, has become the first American soldier to be honored for saving the lives of Jewish prisoners of…

60th anniversary commemorations for end of Korean War

It’s been 60 years this year since the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed, bringing the Korean War to an end, and dividing the country into…