Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Want to be a Spy Then MI5 – British Intelligence – is Recruiting

The British intelligence agency MI5 is tasked with protecting the country from threats to their national security is looking for interns. Dubbed the Summer Diversity…

DNA Test Proves Rudolf Hess Really DID Die at Spandau

Rudolf Hess was the deputy fuhrer in Nazi Germany during World War II. He had joined the Nazi party in 1920 and was part of…

The 7 Ton Nuclear Landmine to be Triggered by CHICKENS to Stop the Soviet Army

Landmine: The Cold War was a tense time for Europeans, caught as they were between the military behemoths of the USSR and the USA. Both…

WWII Fighter is Given Protected Status in the UK

Officials in the United Kingdom have announced that a P-38 Lightning fighter plane from World war II has been granted official protection status, 77 years…

Study Finds No Connection Between Violent Video Games & Aggressive Behavior

A new study finds no clear link between violent video games and real-life aggressive behavior. The researchers interviewed over 15,000 Americans about their lives at…

Holocaust Survivor in Italy Under Police Protection After Threats

Italian Senator and Holocaust  survivor Liliana Segre (89), has been given an armed Carabinieri guard after she was recently subjected to anti-Semitic threats. The threats…

The USMC Revise Identity of Marine in Iconic Iwo Jima Photo

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The US Marine Corps has revised the list of soldiers who participated in the iconic raising of the US flag on Iwo Jima during World…

Hunted by Snipers: How Director Sam Mendes’ Hero Grandad Inspired The WWI Movie 1917

The film chosen for the 71st Royal Film Performance to be held on the 4th December, is 1917 a WWI drama directed by the great Sam…

Germany Bans US “soldiers” at Historic Berlin Wall Checkpoint Charlie

Actors wearing US Army uniforms have been banned from posing at Checkpoint Charlie, the famous crossing between East and West Berlin during the Cold War.…

Auschwitz: 40% of German Fourteen-Year-Olds Don’t Know What it Was

A recent study by the Körber Institute has revealed that fewer than half of the 14 to 16-year-old German students surveyed realized that the infamous…

Remains of B-17 Gunner Identified

In August 1944, Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Willard R. Best was a 24-year-old gunner on a B-17 assigned to the 407th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy),…

FOUND: The Submarine That Vanished Without a Trace During WW2

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The British submarine HMS Urge sank off the coast of Malta on April 27, 1942. This was during the seige of Malta by German and…