Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

When An Israeli Air Force F-15 Landed Safely With Only One Wing (Great Footage)

It’s hard to imagine that a pilot could remain unaware of his plane colliding with another aircraft, but that’s precisely what happened one warm, spring…

Falklands War Helicopter Converted into $45-a-night Airbnb

Mr. Roughton purchased the land from the government for $320,000 and set about creating a holiday park, complete with unique accommodation. William Roughton, a broccoli…

Single-Handedly Charged over 100 German Soldiers Sending Them all into Retreat

It’s tempting to credit John Kenneally’s solo victory over 100 German soldiers during World War II to the luck of the Irish. However, he wasn’t…

Sorry: C-17 Globemaster Drops Humvee in Backyard After Military Training Snafu

A Humvee was airdropped into a neighborhood in North Carolina on  October 24. The C-17 Globemaster transport plane that was carrying it accidentally dropped it…

Remembering Easy Company

In life, there are people who prefer to live in a routine fashion. They wake up every day at the same time and eat their…

Update: Told to Tear it Down: Supreme Court Takes on Controversial WWI Memorial Case

On Friday, November 2, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case to decide the fate of a 40-foot cross that sits in the…

Dying For A Cause: When Men Make The Ultimate Sacrifice

All wars are filled with men performing heroic deeds. The very nature of conflict demands that bravery is an inherent part of it. But some…

Stopping The Northern Crusades: Who Halted the Teutonic Knights?

Arguing about religion may appear to be a futile exercise, but it is a cause that mankind has fought and died for throughout history. Many…

The UK’s Last D-Day Landing Craft Soon to be Restored to its Original Glory

More than 800 specialized amphibious landing vessels made their way from the docks of England to the beaches of Normandy on June 6th, 1944. The…

The Chosin Reservoir Battle, Memorable Heroics of a Forgotten War

On Thanksgiving Day 1950, in the extremely cold, windy mountains of North Korea, United Nations (U.N.) units of the American Army and Marine forces were…

Secret Sale of Somme’s WWI Landmark Butte de Warlencourt Reversed Because of Public Outcry

In this day and age of instant messaging and the 24-hour news cycle, one organization found out the hard way that there is no such…

Tsar Bomba: The Biggest Blast In Human History

That the world needs the threat of nuclear warfare to maintain a semblance of peace is a contradictory reality most people have come to accept.…