Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Holocaust Survivor and Medal of Honor Recipient Dies Aged 86

A Holocaust survivor who went on to join the U.S. military and was awarded the Medal of Honor, has died at the age of 86.…

Isle of Wight bunker turned into home

A World War Two underground air raid bunker in the Isle of Wight has been sold to a couple who would like to convert the…

Hitlers Plan To Kill Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill At The Teheran Conference

Many assassination attempts were made on Hitler’s life. Yet, not so well-known are the Nazi assassination plans for the Allied leaders – President Roosevelt, Prime…

Bristol’s Wartime Blitz Remembered

Seventy-five years after the UK experienced its worst bombing raids in the Blitz, the western city of Bristol has commemorated one of its severest attacks.…

Tuskegee Airmen’s Flight Instructor Dies at Age 96

The Tuskegee Airmen of World War Two became famous for their efforts as the first Army Air Force African-American squadron. Now one of their last surviving flight…

Adolf Eichmann’s Holocaust Guilt Proved During 1960s Trial

Adolf Eichmann was one of the high-ranking Nazi party’s officials. He survived the war and fled to South America where he evaded capture until the…

Veteran Dambuster Turns 94

The final surviving member of the World War Two 617 Squadron that undertook the infamous Dambuster raid has celebrated his 94th birthday. George Johnson is…

The Original Memphis Belle B-17 Undergoes Restoration

The famous Memphis Belle, a B-17 World War Two bomber, is undergoing a major restoration project at the National Museum of the United States Air…

World War One nurse revealed as a spy

The truth behind a hero World War One nurse executed by a German fire squad for being a spy has been revealed for the first…

Pope Pius XII Ordered Death of Hitler during World War Two

Pope Pius XII

It’s a little-known fact that during World War Two the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Pius XII ordered that Hitler was to be killed.…

World War Two Major General Deane-Drummond Escaped German Captivity THREE times!

Major General Tony Deane-Drummond died three years ago but his legacy lives on. Tony died at the age of 95 and was a World War…

Brand New Air Force Plane That Cost Millions to be Scrapped

Aircraft equipment is never cheap, and one of the Air Force’s brand new $115 million dollar planes will never fly again.  Tragedy hit during its…