Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Family Still Believes Green Beret Killed During Vietnam War Has Been Found Alive

On the 25th October 1936, John Hartley Robertson was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He had the nickname Johnny and was one of five siblings born…

Vietnam Helictoper Helped Save 40 Troops And For Helicopter Crewmen To Receive Medal Of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the highest military award for bravery that America can bestow upon its soldiers. The medal is awarded personally by the…

Canadian Dieppe Veteran & Prisoner of War – Dies Age 95

Jack McFarland served with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry during WWII. He is remembered fondly by other  members of the community of the city of Hamilton.…

Fall of Singapore Retold at Renovated World War II Bunker

Improvements are being made to a WWII bunker in Singapore, with plans to open it to the public and for guided tours. The bunker will…

A 95–year-old WWII veteran shares his memories of Iwo Jima

John Cyphers, a 95-year-old WWII veteran, recalls his time serving in the U.S. Navy during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Cyphers was Aviation Machinist Mate…

25 Things You Didn’t Know About “Schindler’s List”

Here are 25 things you probably didn’t know about the making of this cinematic masterpiece: 1. One of the 1,200 Jews Schindler saved from the…

Mystery of Three US Airmen Who Vanished in Malayan Jungle Finally Solved after 70 Years

Just a few months after the end of the Second World War, three United States airmen took off from Singapore in a military transport plane.…

25 Years On: The 101st Airborne Division Remembers The Gulf War

A quarter-century after the end of the Gulf War, Fort Campbell’s 101st Airbourne Division looks back on the war that gave the U.S. military their…

Racing Commentator Planned To Stoke Uprising Against Hitler

Right, example of a propaganda leaflet dropped by the RAF A collection of newspapers, paintings, and other documents scheduled for its first public display shows…

After the Battle of Shiloh Some Civil War Soldiers Actually Glowed in the Dark!

There are many remarkable stories of the American Civil War. One of the most remarkable is the story of the soldiers who glowed in the…

How An Irish Lighthouse Keeper Helped Secure Victory On D-Day

On 25th February 2016, Edward Sweeney and his wife, Rita, will watch the graduation of 39 recruits who will leave the Irish Naval Service base…

Fallen WWI soldiers’ 100-year wait for much-deserved memorial

The WWI Battle of Pozieres is remembered for being one of the bloodiest battles on the western front and its massive casualties. This battle has not received the…