Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Images of a Top Secret WWII Operation to Antarctica to Establish Bases & Keep Argentina out of The Falklands

It’s easy to imagine all the heated battles of World War II’s European Theater taking place in France or Belgium or North Africa – all the…

The Day USS Belknap Collided with the Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy

The United States has an impressive inventory of military ships, planes and vehicles. In fact, it just might be the envy of the world because…

What Happened To Prisoners Of War In Medieval England – There Was Good Money To Be Made

In medieval times, war in Europe could be a complicated business involving allegiances and family interests that could span the entire continent. Up until late…

‘We owe a debt of gratitude to men like this’ Heartwarming Moment Santa Claus Takes a Knee for a WW2 Veteran

The holidays are over. Everyone is back to their normal schedules, eyeing their expanded waistlines and considerably smaller wallets. Folks make the same vow every…

Guns and Money, a WW2 Price List; Rifles and Machine-guns

In 1941, World War II was going well for Germany. The forces of the Third Reich had successfully overrun the Greek islands and Balkan states,…

Money & Guns in WWII, the Cost of SMGs and Sidearms, Thompsons Were $10,500 in Today’s Money

War is an expensive business and requires a massive manufacturing and logistical support system to prosecute successfully. When the United States was pulled into World…

Missing In Action in France in 1944 US Soldier Jack Cummings is Returned to the USA in 2018

For more than seventy years the final resting place of 22-year-old John B. “Jack” Cummings was unknown. All the military had of him after the…

Discovered in Germany Jeep Hoods Used to Repair a Ceiling after WW2

After the end of World War II a lot of dust had to settle before serious rebuilding could take place. There were material and food…

Underground Hideout for a Jewish Tailor Discovered on a farm in Poland

There are innumerable tales of sadness and horror surrounding World War II, particularly regarding the fate of the Jews, whom Adolf Hitler treated unmercifully and…

SAS Veterans Win a Five-Year Fight to Save Their Clubhouse After Outrageous Rent Demands

The Special Air Service (SAS) has seen off the UK’s National Rifle Association (NRA) in a standoff over their veterans’ clubhouse. The Artists Rifles Clubhouse…

Return 107-Year-Old Painting, Stolen By the Nazis During WW2

One of the casualties of World War II that gets less attention than the human plight it created is the theft of many important works…

Navy Launches Another $4.24 Billion Destroyer

The U.S. Navy announced the recent launch of the final Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Maine.  It is the…