Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

WWII Plane Wreckage Discovered in Australia’s Northern Territory – It Will Now Be Recovered

Every year on June 30th, Colin Duncan would share a toast with his wife, Dawn, and say that she was lucky to have him. On…

Female WWII “WASP” Pilots One Step Closer to Gaining Entry to Arlington Cemetery

Should you inadvertently disturb a wasp’s nest, be ready for a great buzzing and possible attack by the inhabitants of the nest. So, it was…

US Teenager’s Noble Mission To Speak To Every War Veteran and Record Their Stories

Rishi Sharma is on a mission. He wants to meet all the surviving World War II veterans and record their stories. He started “Heroes of…

Emotional Experience for Honor Flight WW2 Veteran Visiting The War Memorial In Washington, D.C.

Over twenty World War II veterans took the Greater Peoria Honor Flight last week to go to Washington, D.C. and visit the World War II…

WWII Plane Wreckage Discovered in Australia’s Northern Territories – It Will Now Be Recovered

Every year on June 30th, Colin Duncan would share a toast with his wife, Dawn, and say that she was lucky to have him. On…

In The Building Where High-Ranking German POWs Were Held, The Walls Really Did Have Ears

The walls really did have ears at Trent Park, where 59 high ranking German officers were held prisoner during the World War II. Microphones were secreted…

Mel Gibson Calls ‘Hacksaw Ridge,’ The Upcoming Movie About Desmond Doss, An Anti-War Movie

Actor and director Mel Gibson is back. Come November 4, his new movie “Hacksaw Ridge” will showing at movie theatres, putting an end to his…

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – The Curse of the Veteran

Those who survived a war are often scarred for life by their experiences. Many suffer problems, including the condition known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…

Robbery and Murder Under Cover of the London Blitz in World War Two

German Air Raids on Britain were a feature of World War II, with bombing raids concentrating on strategic ports, important manufacturing cities and the capital…

Chicago Honors Easy Company, Heroes of Operation Market Garden In The Second World War

The City of Chicago paid tribute recently to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and 101st Airborne Division, more popularly known as Easy Company.…

Last Surviving Doolittle Raider Remembers America’s Daring Bombing Raid On Japan

At Perry-Houston County Airport in Georgia, a B-25 Mitchell bomber called Show Me , recently, sat at the end of a Runway 36. Aboard was Richard E.…

Group Rallying To Raise Funds To Bring Remains Of American WWII Veteran Home

American Legion Post 516 is named after Willie B. Hatcher, a World War II veteran who left a pregnant wife at home to fight in…