Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Highest-Ranking American Survivor Of D-Day Has Died

General Seth McKee, the highest ranking survivor of the D-Day invasion in the Second World War, died at age 100 in Scottsdale, AZ, in December.…

Resignations And Apologies After Nazi Cosplay Event Causes Offence In Taiwan

Parade around in a Nazi uniform complete with a swastika in any North American or European city and there would be outrage, and, in some…

Working To Recover The Remains Of Second World War U.S. Servicemen In India

The remains of U.S. servicemen missing since their aircraft crashed during World War II in the Himalayas may have been found, say Department of Defense…

In 1935, A Team Of Nazi Explorers Set Out To Begin A Colony On The Amazon River

Deep within Brazil’s Amazon rain forest, there’s a Nazi grave flanked by a towering cross with a swastika in a cemetery close to the isolated…

Long Journey Of A Medieval Tapestry Which Decorated Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest

A 16th-century tapestry that once hung in Adolf Hitler’s retreat high in the Bavarian Alps was recently returned to Germany after a 65-year disappearance. The…

New Expansions For World War Two First Person Shooter Game From New World Interactive

“Day of Infamy” is a standalone expansion to 2014’s “Insurgency.”  It’s a First-Person-Shooter based on World War II and has just entered Early Access Beta…

After More Than 70 Years, A WW2 Pilot From Wisconsin Is Recovered In France

A group of volunteers from the UW Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project have successfully recovered a plane that was shot down in France…

New World War II First Person Shooter Game in Development – Watch The Trailer

A new first-person shooter game for the PC was announced by Gaijin Entertainment. The game is set in World War II and is called “Enlisted.”…

Amazing Story Of Veteran Who Refused To Abandon His Mission In Spite Of Terrible Wounds

Ken Cranefield served in the No 233 Squadron of the RAF during World War II. He dropped supplies to the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem…

Long Road Home For US Airman Killed In Iraq A Decade Ago

Air Force Major Troy Gilbert lies in Section 60 of the Arlington National Cemetery. In a place where every headstone represents a unique story, Gilbert’s…

Oldest American WWII Veteran May Have To Leave The Home He Built Himself

The oldest living US veteran of World War II likes to sit on the porch of the house he built on the east side of…

World War II Veteran Receives Medals Decades After Service

Ed Ross, who served on the USS Chandeleur (AV-10) during the invasion of Okinawa in 1945, has recently been awarded his service medals. United States…