Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

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…

Led By A Retired FBI Agent, These Researchers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Finally Identify Anne Frank’s Betrayer

A team led by Vince Pankoke has reopened the investigation in an attempt to find out who betrayed Anne Frank. The team will use artificial…

Sinking of the Lisbon Maru, A Terrible Tragedy of WW2, When A Thousand Allied Prisoners Lost Their Lives

It is inevitable that in war there will be tragedies, but few can match the sheer heartlessness and unnecessary loss of life that occurred with…

Myth Busting: The Top Ten Misconceptions of the First World War

Many probably don’t realize that what they’ve learned about history, especially when it comes to WWI, is not necessarily true.  Here are the top 10…

Lacey Lady, The B17 WWII Bomber, To Be Restored To Its Former Glory

The Lacey Lady is a World War II-era B-17G bomber. For years it sat above Art Lacey’s gas station in Milwaukie, Oregon. It was long…

The Experiences Of Hitler’s Food Taster

Margaret Wölk was 25-years old when she began working at Adolf Hitler’s “Wolf’s Lair” headquarters. It was 1941. Her husband had been drafted for the…

Operation Pike – The Plan to Bomb Soviet Oilfields In 1939 And Lose The War

Operation Pike was the code-name for a strategic bombing plan, overseen by Air Commodore John Slessor, against the Soviet Union by the Anglo-French alliance. British…

2600 Years Ago, The First Recorded Olympic Winner Led A Rebellion in Athens – Today Researchers May Have Found The Bones Of The Rebel Army

Over one hundred years ago, workers uncovered an ancient cemetery while they were building an opera house and a library four miles (six km) south…

Long-Missing WWII Airman Unites French Village and American Widow 60 Years After His Death

In April 2006 Peggy Harris of Vernon, Texas finally visited the village where her husband Billie died in July 1944. It had taken 62 years…

Attorney Parks WWII Tank in Front of Multi-Million Dollar Home and the Neighbors are Not Pleased

Tony Buzbee is an attorney in Houston. Tony Buzbee is also a history buff. Tony Buzbee, the attorney and history buff, spent $600,000 on a…

Ohio Sheriff’s Department Sells Model 1921 Tommy Gun for $90,000

A sheriff’s department in an eastern Ohio county placed a Thompson Model 1921 “Tommy” submachine gun for sale on auction last month. The Tommy gun…

French Ferry Terminal Evacuated After British Tourist Caught With WWII Explosives in Suitcase

On Wednesday, a British tourist attempted to take a ferry back to Britain from France while carrying three World War II-era bombshells in his suitcase…