Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Mel Gibson To Direct Second World War Drama: Hacksaw Ridge

Mel Gibson was photographed overlooking the principal photography for his upcoming creative venture; a Second World War drama called Hacksaw Ridge. It has been a…

Percy Hobart – Wizard of WW2 Armored Tank Warfare

Chances are you’ve never heard of Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobart, even though he just might be one of the most influential individuals in WW2. Percy…

Could the Nazis have conquered the United States?

Considering some of the different outcomes that could have happened during World War Two, historians and researchers have looked closely at how and what would…

Redland Bay Man Joins Dig for Second World War Aircraft In Greenland

Digging down through 100 metres of ice to recover a Second World War aircraft is not something most people would want to take on, but…

World War Two Plane Wrecks Search Continues In Germany

A group in Germany continues to recover and locate plane wrecks from World War Two still strewn across Germany. Sometimes they still have the remains…

What Kissinger Really Thought About Vietnam

Many people believe that Henry Kissinger supported the war in Vietnam throughout the 1960’s, and that was the reason Richard Nixon made him National Security…

Man from Bristol Moves House To Find Parking For His New Tank

It wasn’t rent-seeking landlords or noisy neighbours that drove Jeff Woolmer out of his two-bedroom flat near Bristol. Mr. Woolmer had to move out because…

2005, When The World’s First Fully Restored Halifax Went On Display

The sight was mesmerizing, when in 2005, a crowd of some 1,400 veterans and World War enthusiasts witnessed the unveiling of the world’s very first fully…

US World War Two veteran prisoners of war return to Japan for first time

Two American prisoners of war veterans who were captured by the Japanese during World War Two have returned to Japan in a trip of reconciliation 70…

The Short Life of the Anti-tank Rifle – the Browning M2 and Others

Armored tanks were first used on a large scale during World War One. It didn’t take long after their appearance on the battlefield for arms…

Hyena Road – The Canadian Film on the Afghanistan War

Filmed in Manitoba and Jordan, Hyena Road is a 2015 Canadian film, written directed by and starring Paul Gross. The film deals with the Afghanistan…

Scottish D-Day Veterans Receive Legion d’Honneur

In a Special Ceremony taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland, nine veterans of the Second World War are to receive the highest honors from the French…