Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Rare Viking Ship Discovered in Norway

This 65-foot ship, as one of the longest identified to date, points to ownership by a king, queen, or important chieftain of a Viking group.…

Northrop N-9M Smashes Into a Penitentiary Exercise Yard, Pilot Loses His Life

On Monday, April 21, 2019, inmates at the California Rehabilitation Centre got the fright of their lives when a plane crashed into the prison exercise…

Abandoned B-29 Spotted On Google Maps

There was also information onboard that the plane had flown missions between Alaska and Japan in order to detect Soviet nuclear testing in 1949. A…

Ordinary Membership Card: 102-Year-Old Veteran Honored in Canada

At 102 years old, Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Alward M. Gammell has a lot to reflect on. Among the many testaments to his loyalty…

Greece Seeking Reparations From WWII: Germany Says No!

Around 1,000 Greek villages were destroyed, thousands of Greeks died of starvation,and tens of thousands were killed by German forces. On April 17th, the Greek…

Hurricane Could be Rebuilt After 80 years in the Ground

The plane’s impact with the ground was so hard, and so abrupt, that the fuel in the tanks didn’t ignite, according to Roger Pickett, a…

New Documentary Shows US Marines in Action in Afghanistan

His intention was for the average person at home to get a feel for war – its uncertainty, the paradoxical nature of what it is…

Johnny Depp to Play War Photogrpaher W.Eugene Smith in Hollywood Movie

Katherine Jenkins will be taking on her first major movie role starring alongside Johnny Depp and Bill Nighy. The film is titled Minamata with Depp…

The WWI Global Cholera Pandemic That was Unlocked 100 Years Later

During the trench fighting in the First World War, the world experienced a global cholera pandemic, now known as the sixth pandemic. Professor Nick Thomson,…

Wounded, He Eliminated 5 NVA Soldiers With Just his Ka-Bar Then Carried his Comrade to Safety

In the midst of the Vietnam war, Marine Lance Corporal James H. Stogner says that the conditions made it impossible to paint a pretty picture;…

Fantastic News: RAF Seaplane Tender & Rescue Boat Renovated by Two Unlikely Partners

Richard Kay and Baron Dibble are good friends and partners in the restoration of a Second World War sea rescue boat. Kay was injured while…

Napoleon’s Throne Sells for More Than Half-a-Million Dollars

Along with the thrones, Napoleon ordered side-chairs and folding stools for his entourage. The story of Napoleon Bonaparte, his rise and eventual fall, are the…