Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

10 Of The World’s Biggest Warships

Ships have ruled the seas long before aircraft were created and even though technology has developed other methods of warfare, a country’s navy continues to…

Veterans of the Falklands War reopen case against Top Gear

A criminal investigation into a car number plate shown on the BBC show Top Gear is to be reopened in Argentina, after an appeal by…

Bomb Disposal Squads – The Forgotten Heroes Of The Blitz

John Hannaford was doing his basic Army training when he was selected for the No. 16 Bomb Disposal Squad based in Cardiff. He had no…

Teens serve as pallbearers to homeless veterans

The US department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that on any given day there are 50,000 homeless military veterans on American streets. Most of…

90 Year Old World War Two Veteran Nurse goes Skydiving

A 90-year old World War Two veteran nurse has skydived as part of her birthday celebrations. Jeannette Kirkpatrick is a mother of three children and…

Look Who’s Back: New documentary Shows Hitler In 2015 With Ordinary Germans

A new film has been made telling the story of what would have happened in Germany if Hitler suddenly returned alive and well in a modern…

Ukraine divided over WWII legacy

Every year, rallies commemorating the Second World War are held all over Ukraine. The celebrations divide the people however and feelings run high, despite the…

After Decades, a Pilot is Reunited With His Helmet Abandoned After Being Shot Down In Vietnam

James Randall was shot down over North Vietnam in 1965 as he was leading a routine mission to destroy a bridge in a border town…

War games in Europe and Russia Could Spark WWIII

A year after the conflict in Ukraine, military exercises and war games in the region continue apace on a large and potentially worrying scale. Now,…

Nazi Germany Tall Ship “Eagle” Went To the US Coast Guard after World War Two And Is Sill In Use Today

Eagle tall ship

The tall ship “Eagle” was originally built by the Nazis during World War Two, today the ship is used for training by the US Coast Guard.…

Sobibor Death Camp: Looters Dig Up Holocaust Victims Graves Looking For Gold

The Nazi extermination camp at Sobibór in south-east Poland was part of the worst phase of the Holocaust – called ‘Operation Reinhard’. There is now…

Little-known Volunteers were “Flying Nightingales”: Air-Ambulance Nurses

Lilian West from Cardiff may be one of the last surviving “Flying Nightingales”. The Flying Nightingales were air-ambulance nurses who risked their lives during WW2…