Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Legenda: Searching in Latvia to find WWII Remains and Give them Proper Burials

The volunteer group, Legenda, sifts through the WWII battlefields of Latvia looking for the remains of soldiers. They then exhume them and send them home…

Hospice program assists Second World War veterans to celebrate their service

Second World War veteran Gerald Keller, in his wheelchair swathed in a blanket adorned with the American flag, got a standing ovation when he was…

Overlooked WW2 Weapon caches are a treasure for historians

There are a number of attractions to recommend in the Normandy spa town of Bagnoles de l’Orne, including its Belle Époque Quarter and its widely…

Second World War Veterans And Others Given Well-Deserved Awards

There are movie stars and then there are genuine stars. Rube Wolf, 90, is one of them. The Second World War veteran, who had served…

Restored WWII Spitfire to Fly Again

Jimmy Jeffrey crashed his Spitfire in Normandy during World War II. A group of villagers risked their lives to save him from the Nazis that…

Watch it here – Cinematic Trailer Release for RAID: World War II – Coming this summer

Heists taking place in banks and casinos are old hat. A heist taking place in World War II is the focus of Starbreeze Studio’s new…

Soaring with the Warbirds – Flying WW2 Planes in Oregon

Today’s modern air flights mainly consist sitting in a cramped seat and looking out of a tiny window. But flyers in Central Oregon had the…

Historic Sunken German Submarine Discovered Resting 3,000 Feet Below The Waves

German researchers have discovered the ruins of U-581, a Nazi sub that sunk near the Azores in February 1942. The VIIC U-boat, 220 feet in…

Underwater ghosts: Trio Of World War Two Plane Wrecks Discovered Off The Solomon Islands

The unforgettable remains of fighter planes shot down during a mammoth Second World War battle have been photographed 185 feet beneath the waves. Dramatic pictures…

An Original “Schindler’s List” Is Expected to Make $2.4m at Auction

One of the authentic “Schindler’s lists,” the papers used by the German industrialist Oskar Schindler to save the lives of more than 1,200 Jews during…

Reward Offered: 92-Year-Old World War II Veteran Has Been Recording His Memoirs, But Now They Have Been Stolen

Melvin Suda tried to join the Navy when he was seventeen, but his father wouldn’t sign the application. So Suda took an apprenticeship making bullet…

“We were enemies then. We are friends now” – Veteran Hopes to Return World War Two Flag to Japan

Marvin Strombo, 93, served in the US Marine Corps during World War II. While fighting in the Battle of Saipan in 1944, he recovered a…