Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

An original painting believed to have been painted by Adolf Hitler was recently sold at auction in Germany for $74,000.

The painting itself is of a young woman in what looks to be a rural setting, dressed in a light-colored shirt, open to expose her…

The Russian Translator and Hitler’s Teeth

A recently translated book is likely to put to bed the rumors regarding Hitler’s survival at the end of WWII.  The book is the memoir…

A New Book Written By World War II Pilot Shares The Danger And Honor Of His Military Service

When Jack Colman was a boy living in the city of York, England, he dreamed of flying airplanes.  He finally got his chance when just…

WWI Soldiers Are Finally Laid To Rest

This summer will be the 102nd anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles fought during World War I.  With the continuing new improvements in DNA testing,…

Americans increasingly ignorant about the Holocaust – says a report by the Claims Conference

Nearly a fifth of American millennials don’t know what Auschwitz is. So says a report by the Claims Conference which was released recently and yet…

No legs – No problem: Tale of a Disabled World War Two Ace

It made sense that most RAF pilots would be superstitious when one considered how many things could go wrong.  But if Wing Commander Douglas Bader…

World War II Army Major And Survivor of Dunkirk Turns 100 And Never Felt Better

Recently, retired British Army Major John Hamilton, who lives in the Wiltshire village of Sutton Veny in the south of England, celebrated his 100th birthday. …

Own A Piece of WW2: The first truck offered up by the Dingman Collection is the 1945 Dodge WC-58 Radio Car

For many, the Second World War was a time of heroes, a moment in history when an entire generation was forged in the fires of…

Australia Honors It’s Indigenous Veterans of WWII

The indigenous tribes of the Torres Strait Islands in Australia were not recognized as citizens of Australia in the 1940s. Still, when the Japanese attacked,…

Remains of Australians Murdered by The Japanese in WWII, Can’t Be Returned Home

The remains of five Australians who were murdered by the Japanese in World War II appear to have been discovered on the island of Nauru.…

WW2 vet who appeared with Obama admits lying about WW2 service

Morley Piper, 93, once stood with President Barrack Obama during the 70th-anniversary ceremony for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. The World War II veteran now…

WASPs – The Women Who Served as Pilots in WWII

In World War II, women took aviator positions in the US Air Force in order to relieve the men of the First Tactical Air Force…