Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

IKEA Founder’s Nazi Ties Followed Him For Life

The founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, was seventeen years old when he started his iconic mail-order company selling goods from his home in Sweden. The…

Details of WWII “Great Escape” Released by British Government 74 Years Later

After 74 years, the most revealing report about the prisoner of war camp made famous in the movie “The Great Escape,” has been released to…

Tunnels For Sale: Old Nazi Tunnels In Channel Islands On The Market

When Derek and Maureen Turnbull bought their home on St. Saviour, Guernsey, in the English Channel, they had no idea what they were buying. Under…

WWII Monopoly Game: The Escape Version

The hugely popular board game, Monopoly, was introduced in 1934 by Parker Brothers, a division of Hasbro, and has become one of the most played…

WWII Chauffeur for General Patton Dies at the age of 99

On January 30, 2018, Francis J. “Jeep” Sanza passed away at the age of ninety-nine. Sanza earned his nickname during the last few months of…

ROC Constable Killed in WWII Receives Military Headstone

Jack Kelway of the Royal Observer Corps, was killed by a German aircraft in WWII. He was finally honored on October 11, 2017, when 28…

Unsung Heroine of WWII Dambusters Raid dies at age 97

One of the last unsung heroines of the famous Dambusters raid in WWII has died aged 97. Maureen Stevens passed away on the day before…

The Unsung Hero of Burma

There are many well-known heroes of WWII. Oskar Schindler, who rescued over a thousand Jews from being sent to concentration camps by employing them in…

The Man Tasked with Protecting Americans During The Cold War has Died

The man who had an unusual job for a short period died recently at the age of ninety-five. Robert W. Blakeley was a logistics official…

English Country Estate with WWII past on the Market for £10m

Coombe Park is a 125-acre country home that was once inhabited by an aristocratic family who bred racehorses. It has been sitting, untouched, for thirty…

Tragic But Fascinating Story Of American B-24 Bomber ‘Lady Be Good’ – Crashed In 1943, Found in 1958

The wreckage of a USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) plane that went missing during its first and last mission in the Second World War…

Excavation Proves Vikings Settled In Cork, Ireland Earlier Than Previously Thought

Cork, Ireland, was an essential settlement for the Vikings, and its importance began even earlier than had previously been believed. Cork was established before Waterford,…