Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

“Nazi Super Cows” of Hitler and Goering

Nazi Super Cows

A recent story has been making headlines in the UK that involves Hitler bringing an extinct cow species back into existence.  Derek Gow, a Devonshire…

Poland’s ongoing search for its WWII disappeared submarine

WWII disappeared submarine

The sudden disappearance of the Polish submarine from the North Sea during the Second World War was an astonishing incident. This year, two teams from…

Krieghoff Drilling shotgun owned by Adolf Hitler up for auction

Krieghoff Drilling shotgun

A Krieghoff Drilling shotgun, which is believed to have been presented to Adolf Hitler in 1934, is being auctioned for sale. The gun was last…

The owner of Winston Churchill’s London house speaks in favour of her accused Nazi relative

Winston Churchill

The townhouse in London where Sir Winston Churchill, the former British Prime Minister, took his last breath is now under the possession of a multi-millionaire,…

Pittsburgh World War I memorial has plaque stolen

Pittsburgh

A memorial to the US soldiers who took part in World War I in McKeesport, Pittsburgh has had its bronze plaque stolen. The marble memorial featured the…

Handley Page Halifax III Bomber one-off night display at the Yorkshire Air Museum

Halifax III Bomber

A rebuilt Handley Page Halifax III Bomber, flown during World War II, will be on display at night for a one-off event at the Yorkshire…

Malta reveals another Wreck in HMS Olympus

HMS Olympus

HMS Olympus was used in World War II for ferrying supplies between Gibraltar and Malta. This was known as the “Magic Carpet Service”. HMS Olympus…

Cardiff, Wales remembers its World War II blitz

World War II

Only two months after Germany had bombed Britain’s northern city of Coventry during World War II did the Nazis then turn to Cardiff in Wales. The Third…

British to get memorial at Battle of Waterloo site

Battle of Waterloo

The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo takes place this year. After much diplomatic activity, the British soldiers who fought in the battle will have a memorial…

British Major part of D-Day deception plan has died

D-Day deception

British Army Major General Desmond Mangham has died at the age of 90.The Major was part of a D-Day deception plan conceptualised by the Allies.…

New book tells the story of World War I American pilots

American pilots

“The Unsubstantial Air: American Fliers in the First World War” is a new book by Samuel Hynes which tells the story of American pilots sent…

Birthplace of Adolf Hitler is a Problem to Austrian Authorities

Birthplace of Adolf Hitler

Birthplace of Adolf Hitler is a Problem to Austrian Authorities Adolf Hitler was born in the town of Braunau during 1889. His father was a…