Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Second World War: Warsaw Uprising Given Sound and Colour

Second World War

World War II’s Warsaw Uprising has been given sound and colour. The Second World War footage that was shot in black-and-white with no audio has…

Nazi Files Uncovered: Veterans Established an Illegal Army

Nazi Files

It has been uncovered that manuscripts and documents had been created by Nazi Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS former members, describing and finalizing a secretive army which…

Last Surviving D-Day Tank Carrier Raised for Restoration

D-Day

Landfall, or LCT 7074, is the last surviving UK tank carrier to have taken part in the D-Day landings (Operation Overlord on 6 June, 1944). …

They Gave Their Lives

The Great War

80,000 Sikhs fought and died for Britain in the two world wars. Over 400,000 Muslims fought for King and Empire in The Great War alone.…

Restoring the M33 Gunboat for the Commemoration of the Gallipoli Campaign

Gallipoli

The National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth is restoring the HMS M33 gunboat and preparing it for the commemoration of the Gallipoli campaign.…

WW2 Veteran from New York Receives Medals Nearly 70 Years After Serving

WW2 veteran

Earnest Love literally had to wait a lifetime for recognition of his efforts during WW2.  Nearly 70 years after Love was wounded in a fierce…

World War One Gallipoli Campaign Ship HMS M33 to Regain Its Glory

World War One

The Gallipoli Campaign from World War One is set to be brought back to its old glory as the sum of £1.75m has been made…

World War Two Era Fighter Plane Discovered at Midway Atoll

The remains of a sunken World War Two fighter plane known as P-40K Warhawk was uncovered by the Maritime archaeologists that were working with the…

D-Day Veteran Escapes From Nursing Home to Visit Normandy

D-Day

Bernard Jordon, 89 left his care home in Sussex without notifying staff and was later reported missing to local police.  Staff later discovered that he…

A WWII Veteran Recounts Aerial Reconnaissance Missions

Aerial Reconnaissance

In order to obtain key intelligence about the location, activities and movements of the enemy, the Allied Powers relied heavily on aerial reconnaissance. The photographs…

World War Two: Joseph Goebbels’ Wife’s Descendants Richest German Family

World War Two

Magda Goebbels was the wife of Nazi chief propagandist and Hitler’s close ally, Joseph Goebbels when World War Two was fought. According to recent information,…

Former Nazi Suspects Were Collecting Social Security in the USA for YEARS!

Social Security

A legal loophole in the Justice Department’s efforts to have former Nazis leave the US for Europe over the past few decades led to the…