Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Father of Princess Diana Was Hero Who Liberated Two Towns in WWII

Princess Diana’s brother, Charles, has recently revealed a letter he received that informed him of how their father led a small regiment to liberate two…

Historic 104-Year-old Battleship Close to Sinking

Battleship Texas BB35 is a New York-class battleship that has the distinction of having served in both World War I and World War II. The…

Here is The New Trailer For The Midway Movie

Midway is new ground for Emmerich as this will be his first filmed set during WWII. The film depicts one of the most important battles…

US Military Searches British Field for Missing WWII Airman

The US military is searching for the remains of an airman who has been listed as missing in action ever since his plane crashed and…

Liberated Arnhem Flower Girl Still Attends To His Grave 75 Years On

Arnhem 75th. An elderly 84-year-old lady slowly makes her way through Oosterbeek War Cemetery in Holland and stops at one of the graves. The grey-haired…

America’s Oldest WW2 Veteran Celebrates His 110th Birthday

Lawrence Brooks, the oldest living American veteran of World War II, recently celebrated his 110th birthday with a fabulous party organized by the National WWII…

Skorzeny Was to Kidnap Stalin, Churchill & Roosevelt in WWII

In October 1943, the Germans cracked a coded message from the US Navy. With that, they were able to determine that the leaders of the…

Vandals Deface British WW2 Cemetery in Netherlands

For the second time in a week, the Mierlo War Cemetery in the Netherlands has been attacked by vandals. Locals woke up to find swastikas,…

WWII Airmen to Receive Proper Burial 77 Years After Being Shot Down

Sgt. Maurice Pepper was a flight engineer for the RAF during World War II. He once received the Distinguished Flying Medal after safely landing a…

101st Vet Aged 98 To Jump Again in Operation Market Garden

If anyone can prove those adages to be true, it’s Jim ‘Pee Wee’ Martin, an American World War II 101st veteran who’s doing something many…

Moscow Declassifies WWII Docs Relating to The Non-aggression Pact

Prior to World War II, the USSR Soviets and the  Nazis signed a non-aggression pact. Historians say that the agreement cleared the path for WWII…

The Rum-Loving Monkey Who Crash-Landed in a B-17 During WW2

Back in April 1943, in the depths of the Second World War, an American B-17  crash landed in the seaside town of Clonakilty, County Cork,…