Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

The story of MV Krait – an old trawler’s role in a secret mission in WWII – Sneaking into Occupied Singapore

MV Krait

The deceptive appearance of an old Japanese fishing trawler, kept moored at the Darling Harbour in Sydney, is hiding a great wartime story associated with…

Ring of World War Two pilot returned to family 71 years after crash

World War Two pilot

The ring of a World War Two pilot, which was lost when his plane crashed in Albania, has been returned to his family after more…

World War Two 1950s leaders’ reunion in images

reunion

New images of a post-World War Two leaders’ reunion have emerged to show the Allies in a more relaxed and calm manner. The photographs are black…

World War Two bomber pilot crash survivor turned up at home 10 minutes after his Mother received a telegram saying he was missing, presumed dead.

The story of a World War Two bomber pilot who was thought killed, but turned up unexpectedly at his family’s house has been retold with…

Veteran World War Two tail gunner recalls his days in a B-17

B-17

A World War two veteran from Sun City in Florida has recalled his flying days as a B-17 tail gunner. Don Lawhorn, who is now…

Japanese veterans recall battle of Peleliu

Takashi Oike, who is now 93, remembers a fierce battle on Palau’s Peleliu Island, where hundreds of troops were stationed to fight off US troops…

Hermann Goering’s uniform on sale for a whopping 85.000 pounds!

Hermann Goering

The uniform of leading Nazi party member, Hermann Goering, is being put up for sale for £85,000 at an antiques store in the south of…

Prince Harry flies WWII Spitfire promoting his scholarship programme for veterans

Prince Harry

Price Harry took to the skies in a bid to support his scholarship programme for  servicemen wounded in recent wars. He could be seen in…

Japanese Emperor leads official World War Two commemoration on Peleliu

Japanese Emperor

At the beginning of April, the Japanese Emperor and Empress made an official visit to the remote Pacific island of Peleliu in remembrance of hundreds…

Flt Lt Henry Stockings (DFC) – An Obituary

Flight Lieutenant Henry Stockings, who is famous for his record long flight of 12 hours to bomb Danzig early in World War II, has died…

World War Two dog tags found in Australia to be returned to US veterans and families

Australia

World War Two dog tags are being returned to the veterans and families of US troops who served in Australia during the war. Hundreds of…

Recovering the bodies of WWII Soldiers killed on Peleliu Island

Peleliu Island

Japan is looking to launch an excavation campaign to recover the bodies of thousands of soldiers buried in caves on Peleliu Island in Palau. This…