Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Holocaust Survivor Recalls The Bitterest Months Of Nazi Persecution

He was arrested together with his parents and eight siblings and he lied about his age, hopping he would be sent to a labour camp…

War Graves Commission Face Major WWI Challenge

For the 1914-18 Project, the commission is organizing and getting everything ready for four years of events, memorial commemoration, wreath laying ceremonies and tours, to…

WWII USS Hornet (CV-8) Which Became A Legend Of The War

When the USS Hornet (CV-8) was launched on Dec.14, 1940, it was the last carrier in the Yorktown class.  Compared to its sister ships, the Yorktown…

Korean War: The Spine-Tingling Heroism Of The British Who Fought For Their Lives

Corporal Jim Lucock described himself as an ordinary man who just wanted to stay alive. But in war it doesn’t matter how much you want…

Last Glorious Fight of the Glowworm

Glowworm‘s only surviving officer was the 27-years old Lieutenant Robert Ramsay, R.N. It was known that the Glowworm sank under the attack of the enemy…

Epic commemoration of World War I

2014 will be the first of four years of ceremonies and events to mark the 100th anniversary of World War I. The war broke out…

WWII B-17 Pilot Signs Historic Wing

In 1943, Harvey went into a boots shop to find out what deposit he had to pay for a new pair. After the bootmaker’s shop…

Holocaust Survivors Reunite With Their ‘Manna’: The Woman Who Cared For Them After The War

Soon after the end of the Second World War, Martha found herself at a manse in Lingfield, England, surrounded by children who were under her…

WWI Hero, 16, Awarded The Victoria Cross

In 1915, Jack was only 15 years old when he decided he should join the Navy. He was a gun sight setter on HMS Chester…

The Monuments Men: A New Campaign To Find Lost Art

Between 1945 and 1951, nearly 5 million works of art and other cultural objects stolen by the Nazis have been found and returned by Monuments…

WWII Vet Who Helped Save 1,000 Members Of The HMS Ark Royal Dies Aged 98

Taylor, described by his family as a “noble gentleman”, served in the Royal Navy during World War Two. He was born on June 19, 1916,…

Remembering WWII by Remembering Our Veterans

On Veterans Day in 2013, President Barack Obama honored Richard Overton, 107 years-old, at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. Owens…