Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Hidden History of War Revealed by Marlboro Volunteers

The non-political mission of the Marlboro Volunteers is to bring military history to life and to represent all men and women, past and present, who…

F-35 Lightning II Targeted in Online Hack Operation

Britain Foils Plot to Learn Its Secrets Through Tinder It may sound like something out of a James Bond spy thriller, but recent details of…

Drone Reveals Auschwitz Inner Horrors

The BBC flew a drone over the Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp and brought back some chilling footage displaying the enormity of the camp today, well…

Battles, PinUps, and Music: World War II Comes to Life

Anyone without knowledge of local events who happened to be strolling around Conneaut, Ohio, recently would have been excused for thinking themselves caught in a…

Sig Sauer’s M17 Pistol for Public Purchase

Collectors of military memorabilia or those that are Sig Sauer aficionados are in for a treat as Sig Sauer has announced that it has a…

Destroyed by Nazis – Remains of Jewish Synagogue in Lithuania Recovered

Archaeologists have uncovered three parts of the remains of a Jewish synagogue that was destroyed by the Nazis in Lithuania. A recent excavation uncovered the…

US Sub Ran into a Mountain – Terrifying Encounter of USS San Francisco

When Armed Forces personnel sign on, they know that they are risking their lives to serve their countries, but when men go to sea, they…

Don’t Bomb Us Signs – Irish Neutrality during WWII

The crew of a Garda Air Support Unit aircraft was amazed to see the word “Eire” picked out in white stones when they flew over…

Destroyer From “Forgotten Battle” Finally Found Near Alaska

The U.S. Navy’s reaction to marine researchers recently finding the stern of a World War II ship was understandably, and appropriately, muted. Of course, finding…

Are We Erasing History?

Many have borrowed philosopher George Santayana’s famous phrase: “Those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it,” but in our current political climate, some…

The Sweater That Survived The Holocaust

For many people, the Holocaust evokes images of trains, masses of people often sick and starving, and gas chambers used for mass executions. For one…

WWI Memorial Controversy: Court Refuses to Rehear Case

A forty-foot cross that has stood by a Maryland intersection since 1925 has been ordered to be removed or destroyed by the US Court of…