Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

WW2 Captain Rested In Arlington Cemetary For Decades – Now He Has Been Returned Home To North Carolina

The Russell family still resides in Gold Hill including a sister, brother in law and several nieces and nephews.  According to Captain Lamar Shafer Russell’s…

French Castle, Destroyed in WWII, Auctioned Off for $1 million

Chateau le Paluel, a 15th-century castle in the Dordogne region of France, is up for sale. The former home of the Aymerique family, and later…

“Angel of Death” – The Fascinating Story Of The Longest Manhunt In History – Mossad’s Search For Nazi Butcher Josef Mengele

Recently, the Israeli Secret Service (Mossad) released their dossier on Joseph Mengele and the world was able to understand where Mengele lived and why they…

“Needs Some Work…” – German-Built WWII Bunker For Sale In The Channel Islands

For only $155,000 you can be the proud owner of a World War II bunker on an island complete with a periscope, showers and toilets,…

Cigar Smoked by Sir Winston Churchill Sold at Auction for $12,000

Everybody knows the classic image of Sir Winston Churchill with his trademark cigar. It’s an iconic image, and the cigar has become synonymous with the…

“A Lost Cause” – Neo-Nazi Octogenarian Has Been Convicted of Sedition But Has Yet To Be Jailed

For the fifth time since 2004 Neo-Nazi extremist, Ursula Hedwig Meta Haverbeck-Wetzel has been arrested, tried and convicted of sedition and publicly denying the Holocaust…

Call of Duty: WWII – New Features In A New Release Which Takes Fans Back To The Game’s Roots

Game players around the world have waited with great anticipation for the official release of Call of Duty: WW2.The fact that the game has left…

Remains of WWII Airman Returned After Being Found Inside Tree

Two men who were best friends enlisted together to serve in World War II. First Lt. Jim Louvier came home from that war. His friend,…

Landmines From The Battle of El Alamein Are Still Claiming Lives Today

The Battle of El Alamein was a critical battle in World War II which heralded the beginning of the end for the Nazi regime. Though…

In World War One, Many Americans of German Heritage Were Interned In Camps In The USA

Pictures from World War I are circulating on the Internet. They show the hardships faced by many subjected to internment camps, tar and feathering, and…

First British Ship Sunk By the Germans in WWII May Have Been Discovered

David Mearns is a shipwreck hunter. He says sonar data he has acquired shows the wreck of the Athenia, a passenger liner that was the…

Researchers Locate Two Wrecked Bombers from WWII

A team of scientists from Project Recover have located a World War II-era twin-engine bomber plane under the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Papua…