Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

The Horror of the Lwów Ghetto in WW2

The day was July 26, 1944, when the Polish city of Lwow was finally liberated by the advancing Red Army after fierce clashes with the…

“Soldier With Sad Eyes” Identified as World War I Hero

Lieutenant Frank Roberts, a Welsh soldier who was severely wounded at the First Battle of the Somme, had his image used in a music video…

The Battle of the Somme’s Place in History

On July 1, 1916, at 7:30 am, the British infantry began their advance toward the trenches of the Germans. For the first few hours, eight…

American WWII Veteran Who Crewed B-26 Bombers Turns 100 Years Old

George Brienza once took cover in a foxhole on an English airbase, escaping the German rockets flying overhead. He wondered then if he’d ever get…

Single-Seater Early Biplane is Being Born Again in Ithaca, New York

The ‘Tommy’ was a single seater bi-plane built by the Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporation of Ithaca, New York. This plane was designed by B. Douglas Thomas, an Englishman,…

‘Last Shipwreck’ from Great World Was One Naval Battle of Jutland Located Near Norway

The remains of the British warship HMS Warrior — the final shipwreck from the Battle of Jutland during the First World War — has been…

Upcoming WW2 Movie Will Be Set On A Nazi-Occupied Island And Based On A Gripping True Story

The captivating true story of a widow who was murdered by the Nazis for assisting an escaped Russian prisoner during World War II war has…

A Striking Sculpture Left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC

Al Gallant, a volunteer guide at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, described the sculpture left one day a month ago by three people who appeared to…

Modern Navies Work Together To Clear Huge Unexploded Bombs From World War Two

50 unexploded bombs from WWII were recovered by divers in the Solomon Islands. One of the bombs weighed 250 pounds. In a post on the…

The American Green Beret Whose Heroism Saved Lives During Secret Vietnam War Mission

Gary Michael Rose was a Green Beret in the Vietnam War. In summer 2016, his heroism was acknowledged, and congress authorized that a Medal of…

Henry Mucci’s rescue of POWs from Cabanatuan Prison Camp

On the face of it, it looked to be a rescue mission with little chance of success. Reports had filtered through of the most terrible…

Bringing Back The Jeep – The US Military Looks Back To The Classic All-Purpose Vehicle

75 years ago last year, the U.S. military adopted the jeep. The military jeep was eventually replaced with the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV),…