Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Marcia Williams’s Archie’s War is Re-Released

Archie’s War

When Marcia Williams wrote Archie’s War, it was a unique way of teaching children about the First World War through the eyes of a fictional…

Photographing Adolf Hitler’s Body Language

body language

Adolf Hitler was known for many things, including his body language. He often made erratic, almost violent gestures as he spoke. Many believed that this…

Tank Dozers and the Normandy Invasion

tank dozers

Not many people have even heard of tank dozers, let alone their importance to the Allied invasion of Normandy during the Second World War. While…

Pilot Crashes Replica Sopwith Triplane

SopwithTriplane

A pilot’s display flight of a replica SopwithTriplane recently took a literal nosedive when the plane clipped a fence and consequently crashed into the ground.…

Remains from Japanese POW Camp May Be Returned

POW camp

Private Arthur Kelder was not by far the only American soldier to perish in a Japanese POW camp during the Second World War. Tens of…

WWII Veteran Receives Legion d’Honneur

Legion d’Honneur

The Legion d’Honneur, the most revered award for military service in France, was awarded to a Royal Air Force veteran who served in the Second…

Letter Written by German Spy is Discovered

German spy

Carl Hans Lody was a German spy during the First World War. He was the first undercover operative to be imprisoned by the British during…

Cultural and Ethnic Diversity Amongst WWI Airmen

WWI airmen

A multitude of WWI airmen sacrificed their lives in the early 1900s, while many survivors took the same risk. With the mass digitization of war…

Jewish Cemetery in Manchester Attacked by Vandals

Jewish cemetery

The Blackley Jewish Cemetery in Manchester has become the recent site of racially charged vandalism, with many headstones knocked over and destroyed. Many that still…

Veteran’s Death Occurs Following Anniversary of Normandy Landings

veteran’s death

A recent veteran’s death gave him just enough time to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Normandy landings. The deceased former soldier’s name is Corporal…

Remembering the WWI Casualties on All Sides

WWI casualties

There has been a recent push to remember the WWI casualties that occurred on all sides of the conflict. This push arises as the centenary…

Discovery and Reading of Hitler’s Will

Hitler’s will

It was not long after his suicide that Hitler’s will was discovered. He wrote it out on the morning of his death, writing several pages…