Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

WWII PT305 To Be Restored In New Orleans

The boat was built at Higgins Industries in 1943 and measures 78 feet. According to Bruce Harris, director of the restoration, the boat was acquired…

Did the Nazis steal the Mona Lisa?

Over a century ago, Vincenzo Peruggia, an amateur Italian painter became responsible for the most famous act of theft. In 1911, Peruggia succeeded in stealing…

Glider Infantryman Survived Operation Market Garden and Battle of the Bulge

Carlson, the youngest of four children, grew up in Garwood, N.J. where he lived with his Swedish immigrant parents. Before the start of the war,…

Barn to be turned into First World War base

A First World War pilot who buried his faithful fox terrier Mick in a cliff top wood, buried a jar, containing a 1919 penny, a…

British Graves Found In Shanghai

Many historical artifacts have been destroyed during China’s Cultural Revolution including foreign graves. Recently, the family of a Royal Ulster Riflemen discovered the man’s grave…

Wreaths Across America Pays Tribute to WWII Vets

On Wednesday, the organisation was greeted by over 800 young students at their school in Middletown, N.J. The children, waving American flags, attended the wreath…

U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy Visits Nagasaki Memorial

The Ambassador laid a wreath at the Nagasaki memorial, paying tribute to those who died in the terrible massacre of the Second World War. The…

Vets Recall Christmas Time During Battle Of The Bulge

On Christmas Day 1944, Gus Epple was driving an Army Jeep through the traffic jam leading to the German lines. The 19-year-old suffered of dysentery,…

2 WWII Vets Meet In Texas Aged 107

On Dec. 13, 2013, Overton, from Austin Texas and Hill, from Henderson, Texas, attended a proclamation presented by Austin Texas Mayor Lee Leffingwell who thanked…

WWII Sunderland Flying-Boat Rescued With The Help Of Her Last Pilot

The Mark I Sunderland was highly valued by Winston Churchill, who considered the U-boats as one of the biggest threats during the war. The 40-strong…

Beechwood Park: The Final Landing Place Of Wartime Bombers

The airfield, which served from May 1942 to March 1946, was later requisitioned by the government to be used as storage space for damaged aircraft…

David Cundall’s Search For The Lost Squadron Of Spitfires

Cundall has returned to the site with fresh financial backing, ready to find the hidden planes. He has promised that if the planes are found,…