Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

How a Group Of researchers are helping locate lost heroes from the Second World War

Second World War

The western Pacific islands of Palau were a popular battle ground throughout the Second World War. Both the allies and the Japanese sought after the…

The Ultimate Reunion of a Father and His Son

Father

It was the year of 1975 when from Florence, Italy Rudiger started his journey for Egypt. The purpose with which Rudger Heim came to Egypt…

UK Remembrance Day Celebrations

Remembrance Day Celebrations

Queen Elizabeth led the commemoration ceremony at the Cenotaph in London on Remembrance Day.  The crowd observed two minutes two minutes of silence before the…

World War Two: Hitler’s Abandoned Luxury Resort

Located on the Rügen Island in Germany, the Prora beach resort was a World War Two era project expected to showcase the Third Reich’s best architecture.…

The Intimidated Ukraine Jews

Ukraine

It was on Tuesday when the second day of Pesach celebration was going on at the Donetsk synagogue when more than hundred people from jewish…

Australia Remembers

Australia Remembers

Across Australia, Remembrance Day ceremonies took place to remember those lost in the first world war, which ended 96 years ago and those who have…

FBI Files Reveals Winston Churchill’s Secret Bid to Nuke Russia to Win Cold War

  A newly released document has revealed that Britain’s war-time leader, Winston Churchill compelled the United States to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet…

The Unknown British Warrior

The concept of a Tomb of a Unknown Warrior in Britain was first thought by David Railton, an army chaplain on the Western Front, when…

Former Japanese POW guards want compensation

POW guards

The Imperial Japanese Army was served by thousands of men from Japan’s colonies during the early 1900s, many of whom held the role of concentration…

Tower Of London Poppies to Be Allowed On World War One Heroes Graves

World War One

After a controversial ban that forbids family members from placing the Tower of London poppies on the graves of the relatives who died during World…

Should Women Be Allowed to Kill and Be Killed on the Battlefield?

Battlefield

The British are renewing a debate about the role of women in combat. While they serve in artillery units and in other roles in engineering…

The Great-Uncle Gilla: A Life Taken Too Soon During the First World War

First World War

A hundred years ago, a relative of Charles Moore died during the First World War. Standing at that exact location, Charles and his family celebrated…