Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

WWII Veteran Needs Help Rebuilding After Devastating House Fire

Robbie and Annie Clanagan recently paid off the 30-year mortgage on their dream home in Rapidan. On January 12, a fire in a wood stove…

Residents Evacuated After WWII Bomb Found in Construction Site

An unexploded bomb from World War II was discovered at a building site in England. At 11:30 am, emergency workers arrived on the scene and…

Unseen for 75 years: Luftwaffe bombing map found

A rare map used by the Luftwaffe during World War II to guide bombers to targets in London has been found 75 years after it…

Unpublished Photos of Hitler to Go on Sale at Auction

After World War II, a photo album was found in a locked drawer in Eva Braun’s bedroom in the Fuhrer’s Bunker. A photographer took it…

Lost Purple Heart from World War One reunited with family

If not for the non-profit Purple Hearts Reunited, Donna McDonald might never have received the Purple Heart awarded to her great, great grandfather, Cpl. Reed…

The Mighty Russian T-34 Tank Held Its Ground During Operation Barbarossa In World War Two

The German Wehrmacht had it relatively easy when the Soviet Union was invaded during Operation Barbarossa in 1941— until they came up against the Russian…

Japan’s Emperor and Empress Meet With Children Abandoned by Japanese Soldiers After WWII

The royal couple of Japan, 83-year-old Emperor Akihito and his wife Michiko, listened to Vietnamese children whose Japanese fathers abandoned them after World War II.…

Soaring Valor: World War Two Veterans Take A Special Journey

Dave Fleischer is a 96-year-old World War II veteran from East Dallas. Just 21 when he joined the army, he still remembers hearing the bombs…

WWII Veteran To Receive Pension He Has Fought For, Aged 90

Ex-gunner Govinda Raju joined the Indian army in October of 1942. He was just 18 at the time. He served in the Royal Indian Army…

Freshly restored World War II motor torpedo boat Restored for rides at Museum

  World War Two PT boat 305 is back in the same dock it was in back in 1943. The freshly restored World War II…

New Book Highlights the Plight of Poles During The Second World War

Helen Bitner-Glindzicz became a fan of history while a student at Rosemount Primary School in Derry during the 1940s. 70 years later, Helen has now…

Memorial Service Held for Pioneering WW2 Veteran Dorothy Hall

Dorothy Hall passed away at the age of 98. At her memorial, many people who knew and loved her paid their respects. Many more, who…