Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Russian Game Publishers Win With WWII Era Tanks

WWII

Gaijin Entertainment and Wargaming are two Russian video game developers and publishers that have had recent success with their World War II themed games.  Both…

10 Shocking Ways the Second World War Could Have Ended Differently

Decisions during wartime are monumental things. Each move and countermove has the potential to change the course of history. Here are ten shocking ways the…

Royal Welch Fusiliers Memorial

Royal Welsh Fusiliers

At the beginning of the Battle of Ypres, the 1.100 men strong Royal Welch Fusiliers marched 120 miles to join the effort to push the…

Kennet Valley to Digitize Its World War Two Collection

World War Two

A community history project is set to digitise the artefacts that were collected during World War Two as part of the placement of hundreds of…

Toymaker Gets Boost From Model of a WWII Fighter Plane

WWII

Hornby has been in the toy business since the early 1900s, but has recently been struggling after losing £4.5m in the wake of a London…

Greenham Common Cold War Control Tower’s Restoration Begins

the Cold War

Work to renovate an abandoned Cold War airbase control tower is under way in Berkshire. On completion, the tower will become a visitor centre open…

Spy who broke ‘Nazi’ spy ring revealed at last!

Real Jack King

Eric Roberts, an unassuming father of three, has been revealed as the genius German agent who infiltrated the ranks of British Nazi sympathisers. A bank…

WWII German U-Boat found sunk near American Freighter off North Carolina

WWII

A team of researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries discovered not one, but two naval vessels from…

A Town in France Serves As A Living Memorial For The Normandy Landings (D-Day)

D-Day

Sainte-Mère-Église, a commune in the Manche department of Normandy, is a town bustling with the memory of its D-Day past. Themed hotels and eateries run…

Hitler’s Assault on Poland – How World War TwoStarted

World War Two

On September 1 1939, German battleship Schleswig-Holstein bombarded the Polish fort of Westerplatte in a conflict that came to be known as the battle of…

Gallipoli Battlefield Investigation Complete

Gallipoli Battlefield

A team of researchers, historians, and archaeologists from three countries has just completed the largest investigation of the Gallipoli battlefield to date.  The project, which…

A Gallipoli Gunboat Is To Be Opened To the Public for a Centennial Commemoration

Gallipoli Gunboat

The only boat to have survived the battles in Gallipoli, a British vessel, is to be unveiled and open to the public for the very…