Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

When A Poorly Equipped Indian Division With WWII Tanks Destroyed A Pakistani Armored Division With Patton Tanks

Pakistani Tank Graveyard Tensions between India and Pakistan have never fully gone away, but during the 1960s they were at their highest. It was in…

Last Soviet Red Army Soldier From St Petersburg to Storm the Nazi Reichstag has Died

The last member of the Soviet Red Army division that lived in St. Petersburg and stormed the German Reichstag in Berlin at the end of…

Replica Revolutionary War Ship ‘Hermione’ America Tour

The people of France decided to make a replica of an old 18th Century Revolutionary War ship. The name of the ship is Hermione, and…

Nazi Summer Camps Revealed in 1930s America

In the 1930s, before World War Two had begun, a series of Nazi summer camps were set up across the United States. The Nazi-themed camps…

Enigma Machine Sells for $269,000 at Recent Auction, Proves it is Still a Powerful Machine

Just recently at a Bonhams auction, one of the last few Enigma machines known to be still in existence has been sold.  Alongside the Enigma…

This Is What BBC Radio Would Broadcast In Case Of A Nuclear War

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So began the BBC public service announcement that would have been broadcast, had Britain been attacked with nuclear weapons, back in the days of the…

Town Officials Demolish Navy Veteran’s Home In His Absence

Imagine how you might feel if, having just spent six months in hospital following surgery you finally returned home, only to find that it was…

The 6 Most Fascinating Pieces Of Technology Used in The American Civil War

Wars throughout the decades have been accelerators of new technology. However, looking at the American Civil War, it is not what we see today. The…

The Life and Glory of ‘Hitler’s Car’

The spectrum of human’s fascination with artifacts and historic relics is as wide as it is peculiar. The Second World War gave us a number…

D-Day C-47 That’s All Brother is being Renovated and Housed in Dallas

A World War Two C-47 aircraft is being renovated and transported to its new home in Dallas in the U.S. 42-92847 led Mission Albany a…

What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy

Two friends, both children of very high-ranking Nazi officials, possess starkly contrasting attitudes toward their fathers. Eminent human rights lawyer Philippe Sands investigates the complicated…

Ninety Year Old World War Two Veteran Returns to Life-long Home

A 90-year old World War Two veteran has returned to his life-long home after being evicted earlier this summer. John Hodges had lived at his…