Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

“The Forces Sweetheart,” Dame Vera Lynn, Aged 99, Honored By British Queen For Her Services In WW2

“We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but I know we’ll meet again some sunny day,” crackled out over the radio during WWII.…

American WWII Vet Who Crewed a B17 In The Controversial Bombing of Dresden On His 19th Birthday

On February 15th, 1945, Roland Kinzer turned 19. On that day, Kinzer participated in the firebombing of Dresden with the rest of the crew of…

Sobibor Death Camp: Archaeologists Reveal Its Horrors

The Nazi Holocaust remains one of the most horrific events to stain the bloody history of the 20th century. Though Jewish people took the brunt…

Brave American WW2 Crew Who Get Together Every Year To Remember Their Service

This weekend is the 71st annual reunion for the crew of the USS Emmons. Seven shipmates and their families, along with the families of their…

A New Hunt Is On For Looted Nazi Treasure – This Time, It’s The Famous Long-Lost ‘Amber Room’

The hunt is on for looted WW2 treasure in a German forest. After a disappointing result from the recent ‘Nazi Gold Train’ dig in Poland, this new…

New Documentary About the WW2 US Army Hero Who Led The Last Cavalry Charge in American History

“Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story” is a new documentary about the WWII hero who led the last cavalry charge in US military history. Born…

The Flying Tigers – Daredevil American WW2 Flyer Gets Back In A P-40 Fighter Aged 96

When Frank Losonsky was 20 years old, a recruiter asked if he’d be willing to go to Asia and join volunteers who were helping China…

Recognition by Two 12-Year-Olds to Honour American Vietnam War Marine

For the majority of their young lives, 12-year-old best friends Alec Jankowski and Rudy Altenbach have walked by a cenotaph to U.S. Marine Pfc. Gregory Kasper, who died…

‘Made In India’ – Indian Government Proudly Launches Another New High-Tech Battleship

The second nation-built warship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers —Mormugao — joining the Indian Navy had its first taste of water after launching at Mazagon Dock…

The 6 Most Fascinating Pieces Of Technology Used in The American Civil War

Wars throughout the decades have been accelerators of new technology. However, looking at the American Civil War, it is not what we see today. The…

New Statue Unveiled in Honor of Female Aviation Pioneer Amy Johnson, Who Died in 1941

Amy Johnson was a pioneering British Aviator. She set many aviation records, during the 1930s either flying solo or with her husband, and she took…

Two American Heroes of World War II – A Pastor and his Wife

On Feb. 4, 1939, nearly a year after German troops marched into Czechoslovakia, an American couple left their picturesque Massachusetts home on a clandestine and…