Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

World War One poppies display goes on travelling exhibition

poppies display

During the summer of 2014, London’s Tower of London played host to a hugely successful art installation and poppies display to commemorate 100 years since the…

70 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

70 years

[Via] As Japan commemorates 70 years since the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki the world is remembering the aftermath of those bombs.…

New Russian Tank is controlled by a PlayStation gamepad

Adding to Russia’s military might, an advanced combat machine that combines the lethalness of a tank and portability of a wheeled armoured vehicle complimented by…

World War Two US Veteran Turns 103, Still Works Full Time Job

A 103 year old World War Two US veteran, who served in the US Air Force, is still working a full time job in Winfield…

World War One frontline trench opened to visitors in Halifax, Canada

A replica of a World War One frontline trench has been opened to the public in Halifax, Canada. The trench has been built at the…

The Threat of Nuclear War

As Japan commemorates 70 years since the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the threat of nuclear weapons is ever present. Since the…

Cold War Nuclear Bunker Uncovered in Kent, UK

A secret Cold War bunker in Medway in the English southern county of Kent has been re-opened after being abandoned for years. The bunker was…

Dover Castle Fires and Hosts World War I Anti-Aircraft gun

During World War One you might think there was little need for anti-aircraft artillery over the UK since the air force of both the British…

New Documentary Claims The Nazis Developed An Atomic Bomb To Be Carried By A Flying Saucer

Over the years there have been many rumours about whether or not the Nazis had nuclear capabilities that they could put to use in WWII.…

US veteran’s World War Two wallet uncovered in Austria

A wallet that was left in Austria during World War Two has been returned to the US veteran who lost it more than 70 years…

Waffen SS Tank Commander Michael Wittmanns Gravestone Stolen

The gravestone of a Nazi tank commander has been stolen from a war cemetery in France. SS commander Michael Wittmann was buried in the La…

Stalin academic, Robert Conquest, dies aged 98

Robert Conquest

British academic and historian, Robert Conquest, who uncovered the horrors in Eastern Europe and Soviet Union in the run up to and during World War…