Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

CIA Publishes Classified Documents Revealing New Insights Into The Six Day War

Six Day War

[Via] At the opening of the famous Six Day war between Israel and a number of Arab countries in June 1967, the initial announcement issued…

Enola Gay Memorabilia Auctioned

In April 2015, a number of items from World War II were put up for auction at Bonhams in New York.  Included among these pieces…

Archaeologists In The Netherlands Discover One of Caesar’s Battlefields

Archaeologists in the Netherlands have come across something quite amazing.  They believe that they have found the remains of one of Julius Caesar’s battlefields and…

B-52 Remains America’s Most Revered Aircraft

The B-52 bomber has been America’s most well-known, revered, and feared aircraft of the last 60 years and is still going strong. The bomber has…

Blackened Whiskey Canteen Takes Pride of Place at Pearl Harbour Commemoration Ceremony

A Pearl Harbor commemoration ceremony has taken place on the anniversary of the Japanese attack. The ceremony took place at the harbour itself and among…

San José galleon located off coast of Colombia

Earlier this month, Colombia’s president announced that a research team had located the shipwreck of the 300-year-old galleon, the San José. He announced that they…

San Francisco Bay and its Historic Coastal Defence Systems

Sitting precariously atop Devil’s Peak, just off Highway 1 in Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay area, Little Devil’s side bunker is a lonely…

The Hidden Side of Operation Dynamo – Soldiers Who Were Left Behind At Dunkirk

Most of the time, especially during big conflicts like the world war, historians tend to lean towards the success stories while some less successful tales…

World War Two veteran recalls days as a musician on the USS West Virginia

A new series made for video has documented how people across the US are making a difference in a positive way to the communities and…

How Japan’s Citizens took Part in Helping Jewish Refugees – Saving Countless Lives

During World War II, there was one Japanese tourist who did the unthinkable.  When Europeans were seeking shelter from the Nazis, Tatsuo Osako was there…

Delaware River Crossing Celebrated by 63rd Year Re-Enactment

Every year on Christmas Day, a group of re-enactors make their voyage across the Delaware River to commemorate George Washington’s crossing from Pennsylvania to New…

U.S. Finally Given Permission to Bring Home Remains of Soldiers in Himalayas

A recent effort from the U.S. Defense Prisoners of War Accounting Agency has resulted in the finding of more American remains.  The group that made…