Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Your Chance to Own This Beauty

Yorkshire’s remaining Napoleonic fort, Fort Paull, which is located on the north bank of the River Humber close to the village of Paull, will soon…

5 Unassuming British Intelligence Stations Declassified

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To mark the 100th Anniversary of their creation, the British Intelligence Agency has declassified five of their wartime stations. These stations played a crucial role…

For Sale $2 Million: English Country Estate Where Operation Anthropoid Was Planned

An English country estate, Moreton Paddox in Warwickshire, was where Operation Anthropoid was planned. In 1942, the killing of Hitler’s chief architect of the ‘Final…

We Lose Mike Hoare aged 100:The Wild Geese Movie Was Based on Him

The world has lost one of its larger than life figures, Mike Hoare, aged 100.  It is unusual for a mercenary to become a household…

Tuskegee Airman Promoted to Brigadier General at the Oval Office

For most people, reaching their 100th birthday is a significant milestone, but for Tuskegee Airman Col. Charles E. McGee (Ret.), it was just one more…

Short Stirling Found in a Lake in the Netherlands

Preparations have been started in order to recover the plane from the lake in March. The Bomber Command Museum of Canada is working with the…

Britannic: A Century After Being Lost to the Waves, Opened to Divers

The HMHS Britannic hit a mine off the Greek island of Kea in the Aegean Sea and French underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau was credited with…

Survivor of Massacre at Lidice Passes Away Aged 97, Now 1 Left Alive

Miloslava Kalibová, one of the 143 female survivors of the Massacre of Lidice, passed away peacefully just before her 97th birthday. With the death of…

Fishermen Accidentally Catch a Secret Navy Device Resting on the Sea Bed

The gathering of intelligence has always been a crucial factor in warfare, but now we have confirmation that the US Navy has taken listening in…

We Lose the Last Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot Ace Paul Farnes, Aged 101

The Battle of Britain, often described as a turning point in the War. Paul Farnes was born in June 1918 in Hampshire, England WWI was still…

Space Force Logo, Why is it Basically a Copy of Star Trek’s Starfleet Logo

NASA: There has been a lot said recently regarding the current President of the USA’s pet military project, the new US Space Force, particularly when…

Discovery Channel: Normandy Bunkers ‘Frozen In Time’ on D-Day Coast

On D-Day, June 6th, 1944, Allied soldiers confronted the German army in what would prove to be a decisive battle, turning victory to the Allies’…