Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Operation Ranch Hand: The US Military’s Devastating Chemical Warfare Campaign During the Vietnam War

Three Fairchild UC-123B Providers spraying herbicide over a forest

Beginning in 1962 and continuing until ’71, the US military, under the approval of President John F. Kennedy, sprayed well over 19 million gallons of…

Tales of Survival: Machine-Gunned but Saved by a Silver-framed Photo of his Wife Joyce

Two veterans of World War II have recently shared their incredible tales of survival – all thanks to a picture frame and a glasses case. Charlie…

When Queen Elizabeth II Was an Auto Mechanic in WWII

It wasn’t unusual to see a woman in a military uniform in England in 1945. As early as 1939, Time magazine ran a cover story…

Rangers Lead the Way – The First Ranger Units of WWII

When the United States entered World War II in December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided that he needed a specialized unit similar to…

Discovery of WWII Bomber Brings Closure for Families

Tom Schindler was 7 months old when his father, Staff Sgt. Eugene J. Darrigan, was killed in World War II. Now 74 years old, he…

Sunken Treasure: The Fight Over the Spanish Galleon San Jose

In 1981, Sea Search Armada, a company funded by American investors and based in Belleview, Washington, found a three-hundred-year-old wreck of a Spanish Galleon in…

Historic Japanese Internment Camps – Could be Lost Forever Because of Cuts

Because of proposed cuts in the United States budget for 2019, the National Park Services would be severely reduced.  This may have a negative impact…

Move Over Rosie the Riveter: Female Marines in WWII

It’s a well known and celebrated fact that while the men were off in Europe fighting the Nazis or in the Pacific battling the Japanese…

“Father Cyclone” of the Fighting 69th

Father Lawrence Edward Lynch grew up in Brooklyn, New York, one of twelve children in his family. His parents had emigrated from Ireland to America.…

Pearl Harbor Vet Recalls Crying at the Sight of the Fleet

Lawrence “Larry” Parry was playing a pickup game of football on his day off when he peered up into the sky and saw what seemed…

Ukrainian Commander of SS Death Squad identified in America

In 2013, the Associated Press (AP) identified a Minneapolis resident, Michael Karkoc, as a war criminal.  It was alleged that he had been a commander…

WWII Airmen Lost in “Black Sunday” Raid Identified and Returned to U.S. for Burial

The long wait endured by the Harth family will soon be over.  It has taken over 70 years for the remains of their family member,…