Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Pop Idol Appologise Over Thai Girl Band Swastika Shock

In recent weeks, it has been reported that there has been a rise in young people around the world who have had little or no…

“Dambusters” Squadron Member & His Wife Are Given a Full-Blown RAF Send-Off

On January 22, 2019, an emotional funeral service was held in Telford, Shropshire for Victor and Edna Barnett. The couple, who had no living relatives,…

Former SS Member Could Go To Jail For Hate Speech

A former member of the SS, who was part of a group that massacred 86 French civilians in 1944, is now facing hate speech charges…

WWII Tank Hero Returns to Meet His Enemy After 68 Years & Lay Old Ghosts To Rest

Clarence Smoyer was just 19 years old in March 1945 when he was part of a tank crew pushing its way slowly through Cologne. This…

Gallery Wants Nazi-Looted Artwork Back From Germany, The Family Are Asking Half a Million For It

The Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, lost a valuable painting during World War II. German soldiers took Vase of Flowers by the Dutch master Jan…

U-Boat From Hitler’s ‘Lost Fleet’ Discovered Off The Turkish Coast

The heavily overgrown wreck of a German U-Boat has been captured on film for a new documentary by Turkish director Hakan Aslan. In a recent…

Historic WW2 Flag Finally Makes It Home to Fort Drum

After the Allies triumphed over Nazi Germany in 1945, many military items were left behind once the troops began going home after the long years…

Work Has Started on Life-Size Lancaster Bomber Sculpture

Thousands of people driving the A46 road in Lincolnshire, England, will one day be able to catch a glimpse of a Lancaster Bomber, one of…

Calvin Graham at 12-Years-Old Became WW2’s Youngest US Decorated ‘Serviceman’ He Had Conned His Way Into War

A lot of young men aren’t keen on the idea of serving in the Armed Forces, particularly when their country is engaged in a brutal…

Incredible Thirty Eight C-47’s to Cross the Channel to Mark D-Day 75th

On June 5, 2019, thirty veteran Dakota aircraft will take off from former RAF Duxford in Cambridgeshire to deliver hundreds of parachutists to the skies…

USMC Secret Weapon Alfred K Newman Navajo Code Talker Dead at 94

Officials from Navajo Nation confirmed recently that native American code talker Alfred K Newman has died aged 94. He had served from 1943-45 in the…

A Remarkable Veteran Has Passed Away: Jackson Survived Three Wars

The Vietnam war is a chapter in American military history that still raises debate among academics and historians. They not only argue whether it was…