Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

The Kriegsmarine’s Wonder Sub Was a Total Failure

One of the most technologically advanced submarines in the world attacked a British Royal Navy cruiser on May 4, 1945. The German U-boat U-2511 was…

WWII Bunkers are Found Under The Hague – the City of Peace

Almost everyone has heard of Hadrian’s Wall, or the Great Wall of China or the Berlin Wall but not many people are familiar with the…

The LAST B-24 built at Douglas in Tulsa – The Tulsamerican was found in the Ocean nearly 70 years after Fatal Crash

A search for the remains of the plane known as the Tulsamerican had been going on for years. In 2010,  a team from the Croatian…

Little Ship that Ferried Soldiers from Dunkirk found on England’s Canvey Island

Recently, the Vanguard, one of the many Little ships that aided in the evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940 has been located. Sitting on blocks and…

Court Rules WWI Memorial Must be Torn Down

In Bladensburg, Maryland, there is a memorial to the 49 men from the area who died in WWI. It was erected in 1925 by the…

The Bund Deutscher Mädel: Nazi Training for the Future Mothers of the Third Reich

When Hitler was in power in Germany, he considered teenagers and children to be the future of the Third Reich. The Hitler Youth, an organization…

Should Nazi Memorabilia Be Allowed To Be Sold

Any sale of Nazi memorabilia is guaranteed to stir up a storm of controversy and, while it is legal to trade in Nazi artifacts, is…

The Scars of War Last For More Than A Generation

Although the film The Darkest Hour has brought the events to life, the evacuation of Dunkirk in WWII was even more horrific than people realize.…

US Military Accelerated the Development of Vaccines in WWII

Throughout history, war and disease have been connected. Wars disrupt populations, which increases and magnifies the severity and spread of disease. People move to new…

The African-Americans Who Fought For Civil Rights In Spain Long Before They Had Them At home

The Spanish Civil War was a prelude to WWII in that people of various ideologies from all over the world flocked to Spain to fight…

Historic WWII property with views of France for sale – just a mere $2 million & Churchill visited it twice

A fantastic piece of history is up for sale in England. It is on the market for $2 million – down from the original asking…

Interesting: For the rest of her life, she denied knowing anything about the Holocaust. Archives of famous Nazi film director donated to foundation

The estate of the infamous Nazi propagandist, Leni Riefenstahl, has bequeathed photos, films, manuscripts and letters from the filmmaker’s personal archives to the Prussian Cultural…