Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

The Last Russian Battlefield of WWII – Remains of Russian and Japanese Soldiers Found on Shumshu Island

After Pearl Harbor, the United States came face to face with the reality of the war and an enemy that almost everyone in the Government…

Polish Construction Workers Find Hitlers Head in Gdansk!

Polish construction workers came across an unlikely piece of…art? What they found was a marble bust of Adolf Hitler. The piece was created by one…

‘Soldier bear’ statue unveiled in Edinburgh

Wojtek the ‘Soldier bear’, who served with Polish troops in the Second World war has been commemorated, fifty-two years after his death in Edinburgh zoo.…

Vietnam Helictoper Helped Save 40 Troops And For Helicopter Crewmen To Receive Medal Of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the highest military award for bravery that America can bestow upon its soldiers. The medal is awarded personally by the…

The Mystery of Hitler’s ‘Werewolf Bunker’

Hitler’s ambitious campaign of dominating the European continent gave us the horrors of the death camps and a deadly World War; it also left us…

“The Auschwitz Goalkeeper” At Age 98 Receives a £20,000 Car Insurance Quote

A World War Two veteran and Auschwitz survivor has been denied the chance to continue driving his car due to high insurance premiums. At the…

Musical Instruments Recovered from War to Play Again in Exhibition

War Damaged Musical Instruments is a sound installation coming to the Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries this November until 5th April 2016. The installation by artist…

Mystery of Three US Airmen Who Vanished in Malayan Jungle Finally Solved after 70 Years

Just a few months after the end of the Second World War, three United States airmen took off from Singapore in a military transport plane.…

Japan Launches Second Izumo-class Helicopter Carrier

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[Via] The Japanese military has launched a new helicopter destroyer to add to its naval fleet. The ship is the second Izumo-class helicopter carrier. The ship…

Gruesome Discoveries in Forest near Death Camp

In the beautiful, wooded countryside of northern Poland, about 20 miles east of the coastal city of Gdańsk, lies the small town of Sztutowo. Under…

Nazi Germany’s Maps Of UK Towns And Cities Published For The First Time

The Imperial War Museum has revealed Nazi Germany’s reconnaissance maps of the UK from World War Two. The maps are thought to have been found…

US Ex-Serviceman Campaigns for WWII Hero to Be Awarded Posthumous Medal Of Honor

Richard Chilton, a US veteran of the Korean War, while performing investigations into an unrelated matter, recently stumbled upon an interesting but entirely untold story. Because…