Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Last of the Desert Rats Passes Away at 107 Years of Age

Jimmy Sinclair passed away at the age of 107. Before his death, he had the distinctions of being both the oldest living person in Scotland…

Statue of Polish-American Hero Tadeusz Kościuszko Vandalised

Tadeusz Kościuszko: The riots that erupted across the US, following the death of George Floyd, at the hands of the police in Minneapolis reached Washington…

Call of Duty: Available for Free from Sony

Call of Duty: WWII was released in 2017 and immediately became known as one of the best games in the venerable franchise. Started on May…

Beaufighter Discovered by Couple Walking on the Beach

Graham Holden and his partner were walking their dog on a Cleethorpes beach when they discovered wreckage that left him “amazed.” Experts believe that what…

Alligator Believed to Belong to Adolf Dies in Moscow Aged 84

It is a long way from Mississippi in the USA to Moscow in Russia, but that is the unlikely journey made by an alligator, hatched…

Secret Documents Discovered That Could be The NKVD ‘Katyn’ Hit List

The Katyn Massacre was tragic war crime committed by the Soviet Union during World War II. Historians believe that they are closer to understanding the…

Sad to Say, Afghanistan Hero Medal of Honor Recipient Ronald Shurer II Dies at 41

Ten years after Army Staff Sergeant Ronald Shurer II returned from a tour of duty in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, President Donald Trump presented the former…

Fantastic News: DDay Hero Kicks Covid-19 Into Touch

Massachusetts resident Arthur ‘Mac’ McIntosh is looking forward to celebrating his 101st birthday with his family following his recovery from the respiratory disease Covid-19. The…

Frederick Kroesen Commanded Troops in WW2, Korea, & Vietnam, Dead at 97

Retired General Frederick Kroesen passed away on April 20, 2020, at the age of 97. He fought in Germany during World War II and fought…

Capt Tom Moore to be Knighted by the Queen After Raising £33m for NHS

When Captain Tom Moore started walking laps of his garden on the 6th April 2020, he had no idea that his fundraising campaign for the…

Prague Revamp Reveals Jewish Gravestones Used as Cobblestones

Redevelopment work being undertaken in Prague has revealed a gruesome secret. Many of the paving stones that have been listed have been found to have…

Police Swoop on a ‘Suspicious’ Medieval Swordsman…He Was Doing Daily Exercise

Police were called to a park at Hendre Lake in St. Mellons, Cardiff, Wales, UK. They had received a disturbing report of a medieval swordsman…