Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

WWII Veteran Survived Behind Enemy Lines

  Harold Hayes passed away on Sunday in Medford, Oregon, at the age of 94. Hayes was the last remaining survivor of a group of…

Historians are tracing the story of an incredibly brave army nurse who was also a spy

Madge Addy was as secretive after World War II as she was during the conflict as one of Britain’s top spies in occupied France. Historians…

Mystery still surrounds cause of crash of German World War One fighter aircraft

An Air Accident Investigation Branch report, released recently, said what caused the engine of an Albatross DV replica German fighter warplane to crash in September…

USA to Commemorate Centennial of World War I

The United States of America will mark the 100th anniversary of its entry into World War I during a national ceremony on April 6th, according…

Charles Upham: WWII New Zealander awarded two Victoria Crosses

Some heroes seek the spotlight; others don’t. New Zealander Charles Upham falls in the latter category even though he is the only combat soldier to…

WWII Veteran who helped to build the Atomic Bombs which ended the war

Ed Fielder was a machinist working the night shift in Los Alamos for the US Army in the early 1940s. What most people were unaware…

World War II Mines Removed from US Base in Japan

Last year, a contractor doing repair work at a Sasebo Naval Base Ordnance area found a dozen mines from World War II. The mines contained…

Three US World War II Veterans Receive Legion of Honor Medals from France

Three World War II veterans from North Carolina received France’s highest honor during a ceremony in Raleigh. The three men received the Legion of Honor…

U.S. Serviceman missing since the Korean War has been Identified

The remains of a U.S. serviceman from California missing since the Korean War have been identified and will be returned to his family for internment…

Sixth Grade Class Befriends WWII Honor Flight Veterans

Last year, Carla Cotton’s sixth grade class at All Saints’ Episcopal Day School wrote letters to veterans that were participating in an Honor Flight Network…

“Shoot for one hundred” – An American veteran who served in three wars

Colonel William “Bill” Eisenhart, 97, considers himself lucky to have lived so long. “Might as well shoot for one hundred,” he said. Eisenhart served in…

A Life Well-Lived – Last surviving Second World War Navy Diver Dies Aged 103

If Ken Hartle’s life was written as fiction, no one would believe it. Salvage diver, prune-picker, ranch hand, kicked in the face by a mule,…