Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

A 72-Year Old WWII Torpedo Bomber With Pilots’ Remains Was Found By Scientists

An American aircraft, a TBM-1C Avenger, missing since July 1944 was recently located in the waters surrounding the Pacific Island nation of Palau by Project…

WWII Shipwreck Explored for First Time in Almost 75 Years

On the 7th June 1942, the Coast Trader, an unremarkable coastal freighter that plied her trade along the western coast of the USA sailed out…

David Cundall Given Permission To Dig For Hidden Spitfires in Burma

David Cundall revealed that he has received permission for the second time from the Burmese government, allowing him to continue his search for a squadron…

Lawrence of Arabia’s Motorbike Returns Home

T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, owned a 1929 Brough Superior SS-100 motorbike, nicknamed George VI. It was one of 10 motorbikes on…

90-year-old Veteran Receives Honorary Diploma

Luke Walsh dropped out of Montclair Catholic High School – Immaculate Conception High School – in 1942 to serve in the US Navy during World War…

92-year-old 101st Airborne Veteran Finally Receives Purple Heart

Over 70 years after fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, 92-year-old Russell Rodgers of Gardnerville, in northern Nevada, was awarded the Purple Heart. He…

Did You Know? A Pigeon Delivered The First Message From The Normandy Beaches!

Thousands of pigeon fanciers donated their birds to the war effort in World War II to assist in getting news from the front brought home. The…

Survey Shows: Over 40% of Britons Don’t Know About the Battle of the Somme

43% of the population of Britain do not realize that the Battle of the Somme occurred during World War I, according to a survey by…

Family of POW Killed In Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Blast Speak Out

Susan Archinski and her husband Tony have a personal stake in the remembrance of Hiroshima. Susan’s uncle, Normand Brissette, was a prisoner of war being…

Missing Soldiers, Mistakenly Buried With The Enemy, Identified and Returned Home

Pfc. Lawrence S. Gordon was killed during World War II. His remains were mistakenly turned over by the U.S. military to the Germans and buried…

The Last Great Tank Battle of the 20th Century

 The “last great tank battle of the 20th century” took place on February 26th, 1991, in the Battle of 73 Easting. The 2nd Armored Cavalry…

Football Used on Front Lines in WWI May Return to England After 100 Years

A French collector is reportedly preparing to sell a priceless football used by soldiers on the front lines of World War I during the Battle…