Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

American Civil War Brought To Life In Re-enactment

American Civil War

[Via] An American Civil War re-enactment has taken place as a living history day for the general public to observe what the Civil War was like.…

Life After The Dambusters – New Book Tells Story of Surviving Airmen

The Dambusters raid was brought to life in the movie of the same name made in 1955. Many servicemen were killed during the mission, and for…

Victory Over Japan Day Commemorated In The UK

Victory in Japan Day

[Via] Alongside Victory in Europe Day which is commemorated every year in May, Victory in Japan Day is also widely commemorated to remember the end…

NATO, Russia Military Exercises Might Be Jeopardising Peace

Military exercises have increased in Europe and Russia as NATO and Russia show an increased military presence. Now, experts are worried that the military exercises…

Italian WWII Tankette Captured in Africa On Display at Australian War Memorial

An unusual Italian tankette used during World War Two has been transported to Australia for a display at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) in Canberra.…

Hitler’s Mistake at Dunkirk

As the 75th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation has been commemorated, historians are looking back and analysing why Hitler did not finish off the Allied…

Mystery of the Napoleonic Army Perished in 1812

The Emperor of the French Empire and one of the most controversial figureheads of the modern European history, Napoleon was ambitious and ruthless hence he…

Hitler’s Last Residence, Fuhrerbunker, Went Unnoticed For 60 Years

Hitler’s Last Day

A parking lot now sits where Adolph Hitler’s Reich Chancellery once stood. It is long gone thanks to Soviet troops liberating Berlin marking the end…

10 You Should Know About The End Of WWII in the Netherlands

end of WWII in Netherlands

After being invaded by the Germans on May 10th 1940 and the surrender on May 15th 1940 the Netherlands faced 4 grim years of occupation.…

Churchill envisioned attacking the USSR at the end of World War Two

Churchill

As World War Two was in its final months Stalin was ever more sceptical about Allied forces in Europe. In May 1945 he even ordered…

Worst Battles In The History Of War

worst battles in history

World War Two is certainly one of the worst wars for casualty numbers in recent memory. Here are five of the worst battles in the…

Unique Signed Copy of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Put Up For Auction

‘Mein Kampf’

[Via] An original signed copy of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto, ‘Mein Kampf’, is being put up for auction and is expected to be sold for thousands.…