Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Battle of Verdun Remembered Nearly 100 years After It Started

During World War One, the Battle of Verdun took more than 300,000 lives over 300 days. The area in the French forest where the battle…

Twin brothers separated during World War Two reunited for first time

Twin brothers separated during World War Two have been reunited for the first time this year. Polish twins, George Skrzynecky and Lucian Poznanski, who are…

Remains Of US Pilot Shot Down On 68th Mission Over Vietnam Returned Home After 50 Years

Fifty years after being shot down during the Vietnam War US pilot’s remains have finally been returned home to the town of Rangeley in the United…

NATO’s Most Lethal Weapons

NATO’s most lethal weapons

NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established in 1949, just after World War Two. After the Allies and the Soviet Union had defeated…

Name and Date Found On Soviet World War Two Plane Found Earlier On Bottom of River

The remains of a wrecked Soviet World War Two plane have been located and are being recovered from a river in Poland. The plane has been…

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…

Vietnam War veterans reunite to ride again in US Navy riverboat

PBR-721, Courtesy of PBR721.com Vietnam War veterans have experienced the Mekong Delta Riverwhere they fought almost 50 years ago. Bill Ferguson was one of those…

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…

New Documentary Tells of Great Escape From Japanese Davao Prisoner of War Camp

A film director has made a new World War Two documentary telling the story of a little-known prisoner of war camp escape attempt from Davao…

When A Poorly Equipped Indian Division With WWII Tanks Destroyed A Pakistani Armored Division With Patton Tanks

Pakistani Tank Graveyard Tensions between India and Pakistan have never fully gone away, but during the 1960s they were at their highest. It was in…

A Baseball Legend and WW2 Veteran Dies At The Age Of 90

A New York Yankees Legend Lawrence ‘Yogi’ Berra, well known for his quirky sayings known as ‘Yogiisms’, has passed away on Tuesday peacefully at his…

The Mystery of B-24 ‘The Photo Queen’

The mystery of a B-24 bomber that was lost during a reconnaissance mission in the Pacific is on the verge of being solved with the…