Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Experience 2 Days in WWI Trenches to See How it Was – Man Builds a Replica

Andy Robertshaw, 62, is a military historian with a specialization in World War I. He has spent a year and a half turning a one-acre…

Predators of the Seas: Life Inside a U-Boat – In 41 Images

The Treaty of Versailles had a number of clauses that were designed to tamp down on Germany’s desires to keep advancing military technology after World…

Unusual Warriors – Animal Roles in the Military

Throughout the history of human warfare, animals have sometimes played a role in battles. Horses and dogs may come to mind, but would one immediately…

Disabled B-17 was Escorted Home by German Airman – 2 Pilots Became Friends After the War

Warfare does not bring out mankind’s best attributes. It is a bloody, gory business not known for random acts of kindness. If anything, conflict is…

Cold War: 3 Proxy Wars Between America and Soviet Union

How did the Soviet Union and the United States engage each other in warfare while not firing a shot in each other’s territory?  The answer…

USS Ronald Reagan Welcomes New Commanding Officer

The USS Ronald Reagan welcomed its new commanding officer during a ceremony at sea on September 10, 2018. Captain Patrick “Fin” Hannifin took command of…

Did Churchill Believe the Superstition About the Apes of Gibraltar?

Many political officials have discovered the importance of preserving declining animal populations and the immense public feeling generated by such animals and their plight. So…

Soviet Amphibious Vehicle Designs

The Soviets tried many times through history to create an amphibious vehicle. Some of those attempts were more successful than others. The GAZ-46 MAV was…

Five Myths About the Vikings

The Vikings established a name for themselves as traders, explorers and warriors from the late 8th through the early 11th centuries. They also allegedly discovered…

U.S. Officials Play War Game to Combat Potential US Oil Shortages

A group of former high-ranking US officials from the government and military spent three hours working through a mock scenario of an oil crisis caused…

Built To Last: Five Decades for the Iowa Class Battleship

The United States has always demonstrated its fierce independence by going in directions that other nations might find unusual or even downright odd. But if…

Keeping Out of Combat: How the Swiss Fought to be Neutral

There is no better example of a nation learning its political and military lessons the hard way than the process by which Switzerland adopted the…