Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Civilization VI Players can enjoy a new update on Steam Including WW2 Australian Leader Scenario

Steam players of Civilization IV will have a new update.  This new release includes many new features that are highly requested including multiplayer functionality as…

Jim Chapman, Canadian Veteran of the Korean War, and Latest Recipient of a Quilt of Valor

On the 20th February, in a touching ceremony, held at the Windsor Sportsmen’s Club, Jim Chapman was given an American Quilt of Valor by Anna…

Two World War Two-Era Grenades Discovered – In A 91-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident’s Fridge

Residents of the Tappan Zee Manor Nursing Home were evacuated after two World War II-era grenades were found in the refrigerator of a 91-year-old man’s…

Artificial Trees – Observation Posts Painstakingly Crafted By Engineers In World War One

Hunters and nature lovers have for hundreds of years used hides to enable them to get closer to their prey, so the concept of using…

The Man In The High Castle – Creating Hitler’s Berlin (Watch)

In the popular television show, The Man in the High Castle, Japan and Germany have won World War Two, and America is split between the two…

Missing Korean War Veteran To Be Laid To Rest With Full Military Honors

Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert R. Cummings, who was declared missing in action on the 29th November 1950, will be buried, with full military honors,…

Mysterious Journey of a Purple Heart medal from World War Two

This is the story of a Purple Heart medal awarded to 1st Lt. Rodney D.Beckel, and its mysterious journey following the end of World War…

French Visitors Learn About Maori Participation In WWI

A group of twenty-eight visitors from Le Quesnoy township in France visited New Zealand to learn more about Maori participation in World War I. The…

Death of the Captain who Rescued Kennedy in World War II

William “Bud” Liebenow recently died of complications from pneumonia, according to his daughter, Susan T. Liebenow of Arlington, Virginia. Liebenow was a Navy officer in…

US Fighter-Bomber Veteran Recalls Flying Missions Over Italy in World War Two

Ronald Bade served in the US Army from 1943 to 1945. He flew 122 fighter-bomber missions in Europe during World War II while he was…

Vietnamese Bride Still Loves Her Japanese Husband – 60 Years After He Left

Over 60 years after her Japanese husband left her in Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Xuan still sleeps with a body pillow made from his military uniform.…

A Peaceful Day At The Seaside – Children Find Live Second World War Explosive on Scottish Beach

Dave and Victoria Roebuck weren’t expecting their day at the beach to end with the Royal Navy bomb disposal squad being dispatched to their location.…