Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Russian Army Deserter Found Living in Forest for 10 Years

A soldier in the Russian Army who deserted ten years ago was found in the forests outside of Petropavlovsk, where he had been living in…

Expansion Underway at National World War II Museum in New Orleans

The National World War II Museum has eight projects under construction and another sixteen planned as they build on three-and-a-half square blocks in New Orleans’…

The Most Eagerly Awaited Game of 2016 – Single Player Trailer for Battlefield One Released – Check it Out Here!

The unrealized potential of Xbox360 and PS3 is now accessible with the advanced capabilities of PS4 and Xbox One that could draw gameplay aficionados to…

P-51 Mustang Crashes Killing the Passenger and Injuring the Pilot

Mystery surrounds the reason for the airplane crash that claimed the life of one person and left a second fighting for his life in hospital. …

American WWII Veteran Fought in the Normandy Invasion and Survived the War to Rejoin His Sweetheart

Joseph Dappal parachuted into Sainte-Mere-Eglise in northwestern France hours before the history’s largest seaborne invasion. All he could see in the darkness was the light…

Australian WWII Bomber Pilot Recounts Harrowing First Mission

Leonard Bence flew Lancaster bombers for the Royal Australian Air Force in WWII. He recently recounted his first mission over Germany during a trip to…

Eisenhower’s D-Day Orders Preserved as Part of Top Ten List

The National D-Day Memorial’s historical collection houses one of the Virginia Association of Museums’ Top 10 Endangered Artifacts. A copy of General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s…

A Very Rare Event – France’s Highest Honor Awarded to D-Day American Air Gunner from Georgia

In a very rare honor, James Livingstone of Whitemarsh Island was awarded France’s highest decoration being named a Knight French Legion of Honor. Recipients are…

New Movie Tells the Story of French Citizens Fleeing the onset of World War Two

South Florida theatergoers have a treat with the opening of the French film Come What May. Set during World War II in northern France, it…

New Hand Grenade Under Development For U.S. Army

Ask any soldier how he would choose to clear a confined space such as a room or cave and he will immediately turn to a…

A Stolen Letter of Personal History From World War II Returned to Owner

It was an extraordinary moment for Greg and Rosemary Almeida, when they met, after school, Duc Nguyen, the Bear Creek High School sophomore who possessed a…

Russia Testing Sophisticated New Naval Armament

The Russian newspaper Izvestia is bragging that a new high precision 76 mm automatic gun will give it an advantage over NATO warships armed with…