Ian Harvey

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

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Geli Raubal: Decades Of Unsolved Mystery

Frau Braun, 86, is one of the very few people left alive who met Geli Raubal before Hitler marked her life the way he did.…

WWI Soldier Tells The Story Of Battle Of The Aisne

Private Cain of the 1st East Lancashire Regiment was born in Newport, Shropshire. He was a reservist for 18 months and worked as a postman…

WWII “Dambusters” Couple Celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary

It was in 1943 when Flt Lt Steve Stevens was returning from a mission and was waiting for landing instructions from one of the men…

The Story Of WWII Special Private – Wojtek The Soldier Bear

The 22nd Artillery Company from Poland was stationed in Persia, when a young boy who was looking for food approached the men and gave them…

Should ROC commemorate the WWII Allied air raid against Taiwan?

According to journalist Wang Ching-hung, the independence of Taiwan would have been granted if President Roosevelt had not affirmed to the ROC leader that Formosa…

Memorial for the Female Secret Agents Of WWII

The mosaic memorial has been dedicated to the women who jumped out of RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire, behind the enemy lines to help resistance troops in…

Great Granddaughter Visits WWI Somme Tunnel – Digger’s Grave – For The First Time

Sapper William Arthur Lloyd, a Welsh miner from New Broughton, North Wales, joined the 179th Tunneling Company in 1915. In October 1915, he was sent…

WWII New England Tavern Is Now ‘Brooklyn’s First Dinner Boat’

Sue Walsh and Kelli Farwell spent eight months trying to find the perfect boat to host their little restaurant. They first stumbled across a ship…

The Day The War Stood Still And The Most Emotional Football Match In History

  That morning the sky was cloudless and snow was covering the grounds. A perfect day for peace and celebration, you would have thought. 5…

Top 8 WWII Mistakes Made By The Allies

  1. The Failure to Attack Germany After It Invaded Poland Starting from the beginning, one of the first mistakes related to the Second World…

A 1945 Transcript Of Nuremberg Trials Donated To US Holocaust Museum

“Palace of Justice Nuremberg, Germany. 19 November 1945 Good evening. This is Corporal Sy Bernhard talking from AFN’s special booth in the courtroom at Nuremberg,…

Holocaust Survivor Reunites With His Rescuer On Thanksgiving

After the German invasion of Poland, in September 1939, Leon’s mother moved to live with her parents in Frystak. Gerste’s father wasn’t able to find…