Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Divers explore World War II HMS Olympus wreck

HMS Olympus

HMS Olympus is an Odin-class British submarine built in the 1920s and sunk in 1942 by an enemy mine. It is now being explored by…

Undetonated World War II bomb found in Potsdam

Potsdam

Up to 10,000 people were evacuated from central Potsdam, Germany this week after construction workers came across an undetonated World War II bomb. The bomb…

New Budapest memorial reveals Neo-Nazi concerns for Hungary

Budapest

Budapest, Hungary’s capital, recently unveiled a new statue to commemorate and remember the victims of World War Two. The statue is a stone Archangel Gabriel,…

Malmedy Massacre remembered by Pennsylvania World War Two veteran

Malmedy Massacre

On the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Harold Billow of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, remembers his experience of the Malmedy Massacre, part of…

The B-17 Alliance moves a historic Milwaukie B-17 bomber to Salem for restoration

B-17 bomber

  In early December, a historic B-17 bomber housed in Milwaukie was moved to Salem for restoration and repairs by the B-17 Alliance. The B-17…

World War II veteran and French Legion of Honor recipient dies at age 91

  World War II hero Leonard dies months after receiving final medal Earlier this year, Davis B. Leonard was awarded the French Legion of Honor…

75 years on and New Zealand honours its HMS Achilles veterans

New Zealand

At the very beginning of World War II, New Zealand became the first Allied naval force to attack the German Navy head on. Today, the…

CWHM Lancaster bomber’s borrowed engine returns to U.K.

  Two functioning Canadian bombers including the Hamilton Lancaster spent six weeks over the summer on a tour of the UK. During the tour, one…

Irish RAF pilot and hero dies aged 98

Irish RAF pilot

Irish RAF pilot and hero, Terry Bulloch, known for sinking more Nazi submarines than any other pilot during World War Two has died aged 98.…

Detroit veteran pilot reunited with his World War Two B-26

B-26

The Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida hosted World War Two veteran Barney Wasowicz in November to reunite him with his Martin B-26…

Cold War tank returned to former glory on Kent roundabout

Cold War tank

The tank was originally placed on the roundabout as a memorial to the British Armed Services, which are based nearby. The British Army Reserve Centre…

Military Museum commemorates Battle of the Bulge 70th anniversary with veterans

Military Museum

Iowa Gold Star Military Museum at the Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center has held an observance to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of…