Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Bill the man of strong will

Bill

Second World War veteran paratrooper Bill made his final jump at the age of 93. Bill is a man of strong will whose target achieving…

Auschwitz commander denounced by grandson

Auschwitz commander

Rudolf Hoess, who was commander of Auschwitz concentration camp, was tried during a group of hearings 69 years ago in Nuremburg.  His grandson feels that…

Rudolf Friedlander – an unsung Jewish hero

Rudolf Friedlander

During the Second World War many German Jews fought for the allied powers. There are many unsung heroes whose valour went unnoticed all these years.…

A New War Film, “Ardennes Fury”

Ardennes Fury

A new film, a recent release with the wartime scenario of the Battle of the Bulge serving as the backdrop for a group of soldiers…

James Vidler: The Royal Air Force veteran with a distinguished career of 50 years

Royal Air Force

Mr James Vidler, veteran from British Royal Air Force, breathed his last at the age of 92 on 13th November, 2014. He is survived by…

Lawrence Benner, the tail gunner tells his tale

tail gunner

Lawrence Benner, a crew member of the Lancaster bomber aircraft reflects on his journey as a tail gunner during the Second World War. A Tail…

Home Guard Was More Than Dad’s Army

Home Guard

An air raid took place at the Vickers Aircraft Factory at Weybridge, Surrey and a section leader of the Home Guard rushed in to find…

Why the Americans lost the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

Tony Morse, managing partner with the Spatial Analysis Group, believes that the reason that the U.S. lost the Vietnam War is because they didn’t want…

Richard Blyth pays a tribute to his fellow colleagues whom he lost in the war of Walcheren during Second World War:

Richard Blyth

88 years old veteran soldier Richard Blyth talks about his experiences of allied invasion of Holland. There he was a part of the Combined Operation…

A Pair of Firsts?

aircraft

Archibald Ashmore KcKellar. His name may not be familiar to many people nowadays. Seventy-five years ago, his was one of the most recognised names in…

Frontline World War II photo album found

World War II

While serving in WWII, Frank Tomlinson, a Royal Artillery soldier with the 74th Field Regiment, took over 1000 photos chronicling his life on the front…

Dorothy Lincoln ‘Wrens’: The Cryptologist

Dorothy Lincoln

89 years old Edmonton lady, Dorothy Lincoln, earlier known as Dorothy Winifred Shiers is among the hundreds of young women who joined the Second World…