Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Auschwitz Love Story Between Nazi Guard & Jewish Prisoner Which Saved Her Life

An Auschwitz love story has emerged more than 70 years on from the depths of a Nazi concentration camp, where a Jewish prisoner fell in…

Hollywood’s portrayal of the Vietnam War

Hundreds of Hollywood movies have documented the Vietnam War. Some are very powerful in educating the general public and younger generations about the war. However,…

The Kamikaze Pilot Who Took His Wife On His Last Flight

Even though World War Two had come to an end, the story of a Japanese couple who met their death in a deliberate kamikaze suicide…

WWII Remains Continue To Be Excavated on Palau

On the tiny Pacific island of Palau, the remains World War Two soldiers are still being searched for. Seventy years since the end of World…

15 facts about Napoleon You May Not Have Heard Before!

Napoleon rose to power with an aim, and he surely achieved it by becoming the Emperor of the French Empire. Famous for his ruthlessness and…

Christopher Columbus’ Wreck Found

Image via commons The wreck of Christopher Columbus‘s ship has been found off the coast of Haiti. The Santa Maria is thought to have sunk during…

Nazi Goebbels’ Billionaire Descendants

It has been revealed that the descendants of the one of the most trusted associate of Adolf Hitler, Josef Goebbels are living the ‘Royal’ lives…

91 year old war veteran gets final mission aboard B-29

Jerry Micka is a 91 year old war veteran who has had the chance to fly one more time in the B-29 Superfortress bomber that…

Mass grave may be found in Nazi tunnels in Austria

The World War Two concentration camp Mauthausen-Gusen was one of the last to be liberated by Allied troops at the end of the war. The…

Henry V’s Battle of Agincourt fleet numbers exaggerated by onlookers

Battle of Agincourt

[Via] The Battle of Agincourt took place 600 years ago in 1415. The battle was between England’s Henry V and France’s Charles IV. Now historians…

Veteran awarded Medal of Honor nearly 100 years too late

Sergeant Henry Johnson, a World War One veteran, is to receive the US military’s highest honor – the Medal of Honor. Henry actually died in…

Oldest US World War Two veteran dies aged 110, Just Weeks After Meeting President Obama

The oldest US World War Two veteran has died aged 110 years old. Emma Didlake met with President Barack Obama just a few weeks ago…