Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

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…

New ‘Drone’ Tank Unveiled for US Army

The US Army has a new robotic tank. Called the Ripsaw M5, the remote-controlled drone replaces the manned Ripsaw MS2 tank which could hit a…

Instagram Influencer, 22, Claims Learning About WW2 Would Hit Millennials’ Mental Health

Freddie Bentley is a British reality television celebrity who is mainly known for his appearance on the reality game show “The Circle” and for his…

Agent Orange: White House Delay Medical Benefits for Thousands of Veterans

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During the Vietnam War, the United States military sprayed over twenty million gallons of herbicide Agent Orange on the trees and vegetation in Vietnam. The…

WWII RAAF Fuel Bunker For Sale As Unique Four-Bedroom Home

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In 1941, The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)built a bunker into the side of a hill to hide it from the Japanese. It was used…

Churchill Told the French Resistance to SHOOT RAF Hero Who Was Shot Down Over France

Air Commodore Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman was one of the few people who knew the details of the upcoming D-Day invasion in Normandy when he was…

World on Fire WWII Epic Hits TV Screens

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The BBC’s epic WWII production World on Fire starring Sean Bean and Helen Hunt is perhaps one of the most ambitious series ever devised. It…

Jewish Community Leader Hits Out at Online Sales of Third Reich Memorabilia

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Australian Dr Dvir Abramovich has launched a scathing attack online regarding the sale of Nazi memorabilia online describing such items as ‘blood-soaked’ and ‘Satan’s instruments’.…

30 metres of RUSSIAN territory in Europe – There’s No Checkpoint, But You’ll Be Arrested if You Stop

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It is said that the most common complaint between neighbours and the one issue most likely to lead to a falling out, especially in the…

Nuremberg Trial Recordings to be Made Available to the Public

After two years of secretive work, the audio recordings of the Nuremberg trials will be made available to the public in digital format. The Memorial…

Eerie Images Taken by Divers Show the Wreckage of USS Eagle PE-56

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Two weeks before VE Day and the final capitulation of the Nazi German forces an order went out, to the U-boat commanders that were still…