Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

8 Low-Tech and Bizarre Tactics and Weapons Used in WWII

Bizarre Tactics and Weapons

The Second World War that is remembered by the Atomic bomb’s mushroom cloud and V2 rockets, it is very hard to imagine that throughout the…

A Stained Glass Window Illustration Dedicated to ‘Battle of Britain’ Veterans

Undoubtedly, Adolf Hitler had a number of illusions and dreams shattered one after another as the conflict in the Europe intensified. Hitler was under the…

World War II Veterans Look Back On The Most Extraordinary Days Of Their Lives

It is very hard to imagine in 2015, the life and times of the people who lived through the most brutal clash of human history,…

Controversy over Apple’s removal of Confederate flag games

As America still reels from the devastating shooting of a bible study class in Charleston, South Carolina, and an activist has been arrested for removing…

Top 10 Tanks of all time

Top 10 Tanks

Since the First World War, tanks have become an integral part of modern and conventional warfare. Following is the list of world’s top ten tanks…

Post Card Sent in WWII Finally Arrives!

World War Two

With the anniversary of the end of World War Two and many of the major battles and key moments being commemorated, a surge in World…

Battle of Iwo Jima close up

Battle of Iwo Jima

[Via] The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the deadliest of World War Two. US Marines who landed on the shores of the island…

The M1 Carbine, a celebrated piece of World War Two weaponry

The most used gun by US forces during World War Two was the M1 Carbine. Made from 1942 to 1945 the M1 Carbine was provided…

Australia’s Second World War’s Deadliest Aircraft Crash Remembered

It is hard to accept that during history’s most horrifying war, the deadliest aircraft crash was not caused by enemy fire. Killing 4 crewmembers and…

Nazi propaganda copyright ends

Nazi propaganda

[Via] German copyright law is keeping the reprinting of Hitler’s and other leading Nazi party members’ writings off the bookshelves and restricts it to a…

‘Mephisto’ – A Beloved WW1 Tank Giftwrapped for AWM

WW1 Tank

[Via] Most of us would probably complain while wrapping a birthday present, imagine one day at work you are told to wrap a First World…

World War One German U-8 propeller returned to Germany

The propeller from the first German U-Boat to have been sunk by the British during World War One has been returned to the German Navy…