Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Teenage Letters Reveal the Queen Mother’s Innocent Crush on a WW1 Soldier

A set of six letters exchanged towards the end of WWI between Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who would later marry Prince Albert, Duke of York, and…

In the Trash – Berlin Wall Sections Found in German Landfill

When the Berlin Wall came down, some sections were left standing to commemorate the German nation’s 44-year long division that followed WWII. A reporter was…

At Last, This Civil War Veteran Will Receive a Proper Military Funeral

Jewett Williams was a soldier in the 20th Maine Regiment during the Civil War. He died in 1922 in a mental institution in Oregon, was…

Replica Bugatti 100P Plane Tragically Crashes Near Oklahoma

Scotty Wilson, a highly experienced pilot, was readying his Bugatti 100P airplane for a test flight on the 6th August 2016. It was a clear…

B-24 ‘Lady Be Good’ – Crashed In 1943, Finally Discovered in 1958

The wreckage of a USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) plane that went missing during its first and last mission in the Second World War…

WW1 German Submarine To Be Protected By Britain

A project to investigate the locations of eleven known submarine losses that occurred in the territorial waters around the British Isles during WWI is currently…

The New USAF F-35A Is About to Be Declared Ready for Combat

As early as Monday, the US Air Force could declare the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter combat ready. This would mean that the F-35 can,…

Long After WW2, A Veteran Returns an Important Family Heirloom

It was April 1 in 1945 – just a month before the end of World War II – when Private First Class Harold Lowell and…

Wreckage of a Mustang and a Mustard Gas Mine – World War Two Relics Unearthed

The construction of the Northern Distributor Road at Norwich has thrown up a couple of archaeological finds from the First and the Second World Wars.…

92-Year Old Ernie Albus is Running to Raise Money for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day

Last Saturday, flanked by six other runners, Ernie Albus jogged down Highway 84 east of Nahunta. He is running from San Diego to St. Simons…

The New Program That Helps Filipino WWII Veteran Reunite With Their Families

Every day Filipino WWII veterans, or the spouses of veterans, gather at the Veterans Equity Center in San Fransico. The center acts as a liaison…

Partially Restored Japanese Bomber Returns to US Soil for 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

A Nakajima B5N torpedo bomber, nicknamed “Kate” by U.S. troops, that is believed to have been involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941…