Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

ormer top-secret WWII & Cold War naval base may become a museum

national museum

Wales is potentially expecting a brand new national museum after discussions on what to do with a former communications base used by their navy in…

Conscientious Objectors and Their Legacy

conscientious objectors

The First World War had its fair share of conscientious objectors, people who did not wish to raise arms regardless of their views toward patriotism…

Digital Models Made of WWII Technology

WWII technology

There is no overstating the importance of WWII technology to the victory of the Allies in 1945. It has now been almost seventy years since…

Whiskey 7 Returns to Normandy for Anniversary

Whiskey 7

The Whiskey 7 is a C-47 war plane which took part in the D-Day invasions of the Second World War. In honor of the seventieth…

Painful Experience with Artillery Shell Recalled

artillery shell

A veteran of the Second World War who was directly struck by an artillery shell remembers his experience quite clearly. The man is Leslie Stainbrook,…

Band of Brothers Still Remembered

Band of Brothers

The television miniseries Band of Brothers depicted a brazen unit of the United States military, a shining example of courage and camaraderie. This miniseries was…

The Start of the End for the Iron Curtain

Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain was a barrier between social, economic, and political groups in Europe after the end of the Second World War. It began to…

The Surviving Veteran of a USS Indianapolis

WWII cruiser

The WWII cruiser, USS Indianapolis, sank in 1945. Many lives were lost with the ship, but marine Edgar Harrell was fortunately not one of them.…

Eurofighter Typhoon’s D-Day stripes

See Britain’s Fighters – The Typhoon And The Spitfire Flying Together – Watch From The Ground And From The Typhoon’s Cockpit! Remember the aircraft that…

Capturing the Secret Funeral of General Roosevelt Jr

Roosevelt Jr

General Theodore Roosevelt Jr did not live for long after the Normandy landings of World War II. The memory of his funeral, however, may last…

Nazi Tapestry Available for June Auction

Nazi tapestry

A large Nazi tapestry, measuring around ten or eleven feet on each side, is to go up for sale at auction. Bids can be processed…

Army Chaplain D-Day Diaries Now Available for Viewing

army chaplain

Captain Leslie Skinner was an army chaplain during the Second World War who played a large role during the beach landings of Normandy in 1944.…