Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

101-Year-Old WWII Veteran Had One Last Flight With His Plane

Frank Royal, a World War II veteran Air Force pilot, died one month after he flew with the P-38 he had flown in the war.…

WWII Veteran Seeks To Return A Japanese Flag Taken As A WW2 Battle Trophy

A 19-year-old US Marine from Montana took a Hinomaru flag from a Japanese officer who had been killed in the Battle of Saipan. Now, Marvin…

Cache Of WWII-Era Cars Found Stashed In French Quarry

Vincent Michel is a photographer from Belgium who has recently released photos of World War II-era automobiles hidden in a quarry in France. It appears…

Congress Passes Measure To Recognize OSS Members From WWII

Congress has passed a bill that gives the Congressional Gold Medal to spies that served behind enemy lines in Germany and the Pacific Theater during…

A Fitting Sendoff For A War Hero

Steve Warren was determined that his friend, Harry Arrowsmith, would get a proper send-off. Arrowsmith, 91, from Olton, died recently.  In World War II he…

WWII Veterans Celebrate Their 70th Wedding Anniversary

In May 1941, Charles Jones was a member of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at Arsenal Technical High School when he was called to…

Digitally Recording The D-Day Relics At Normandy

A massive electronic survey of the coastal seabed at the D-Day Normandy Landing site is revealing never-before-seen visuals of what lies at the site of…

A World War II Veteran Who Fought At Normandy And The Battle Of The Bulge – He Made It Home In 1945

The stories which veteran Bob Grobelny of Westlake, Ohio, could tell of his Second World experiences would fill a book…or two. Now 94, he saw…

£100 Million In Nazi Gold May Be At The Bottom Of The Baltic Sea

It is said that the Nazi government tried to smuggle more than three tons of gold out of Germany when it became clear they were…

Ceremony To Return Land In Okinawa Which The US Has Held Since WW2 To Japan

This month, the US military is returning over 9,800 acres of land to the Japanese government. The US has held the land since the end…

Many American Veterans Struggle With Overwhelming Debts: This Charity Aims To Help

Many American veterans are drowning in medical debt.  Veterans most affected are those who must use other medical services, particularly those who aren’t near Veterans…

These Two 97-Year-Old Veterans Met During WW2 And Have Been Married For 70 Years

Whatever the secret is, perhaps Lois and John Carmesin will share it with us. They’ve been married for 70 years, and both are Second World…