Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Outed Spy Was Instrumental in Forged Pre-WWII Trade Pact Caper

The Observer released never-before seen documents from a secret archive in Sweden’s immigration department that officially confirm, for the first time ever, the identity of…

What Did the CIA Know About The Murder Of John F Kennedy?

John McCone was instated as the Director of the CIA after John F. Kennedy fired its previous director, Allen Dulles, for the CIA’s catastrophic attempt…

JF Kennedy’s PT-109 – Towing A Wounded Crew Member To Safety With His Teeth For 3.5 Miles Before Going For Help

In 1963, Warner Bros. released a film about the WWII sinking of JF Kennedy’s Patrol Torpedo (PT) boat. Called ‘PT 109’ the film was the…

Former Cultybraggen POW Camp Huts Sold As Holiday Homes

Residents of the small Highland village of Comrie in Scotland have recently exercised their legal right to buy shares in a piece of Second World…

WWII Paratrooper Receives Awards the Day Before his Death

A SAS veteran has passed away only a day after being awarded France’s highest acknowledgements for bravery in battle – the white cross and the…

Russian bombers Buzz USS Ronald Raegan Near Korean Peninsula

Reports from the Korean Peninsula suggest that two Russian Air Force Tupolev bombers have flown within the airspace of a US Navy aircraft carrier, the USS…

Japanese-American World War Two internment camp revealed

A distant memory from World War Two is the internment camp in Colorado, USA, which held over 7,000 Japanese-American citizens during the war. The prisoners…

Auschwitz Love Story Between Nazi Guard & Jewish Prisoner Which Saved Her Life

An Auschwitz love story has emerged more than 70 years on from the depths of a Nazi concentration camp, where a Jewish prisoner fell in…

Congressional Gold Medal For Monuments Men Heroes Who Rescued Artworks from the Ravages of War

Robert Edsel spent 14 years of his life hunting down the tales of World War II’s forgotten treasure hunters.  Edsel, who owned a multimillion-dollar oil…

Pacifist WWII Veteran Fired from Remembrance Day Parade

George Evans, aged 92, of Wellington, Shropshire, has been part of the town’s Remembrance Day parade for the past twenty-five years. The veteran of the…

Vietnam War Prisoner’s Package Sent Home after 40 Years

The wife of a Vietnam War veteran and prisoner of war has received the letters and personal items that she sent to her husband during…

Bastian Schweinsteiger Sues Hong Kong Toymaker Over Nazi Doll Look Alike

The Manchester United footballer, Bastian Schweinsteiger is reportedly battling a Hong Kong doll manufacturing company over a recent addition to its product range. The doll…