Tom Garner

Tom Garner

Features Editor

Tom Garner is the Features Editor for History of War magazine and also writes for sister publication All About History. He has a Master's degree in Medieval Studies from King's College London and has also worked in the British heritage industry for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, as well as for English Heritage and the National Trust. He specializes in Medieval History and interviewing veterans and survivors of conflicts from the Second World War onwards. 

Latest articles by Tom Garner

The hominin wall at the Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City.

What is Darwin's Theory of Evolution?

By Ker Than, Ashley P. Taylor, Tom Garner last updated

Reference In 1859, Charles Darwin published his ideas that humans and animals change over time. But what is the Theory of Evolution?

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History of War magazines

Custer's last stand: How the Native American victory unfolded

By Tom Garner last updated

Inside History of War issue 109: Read a blow-by-blow account of the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Warfare
The ‘Endurance’ expedition pictured trapped and frozen in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea shortly after the return of the sun after the long Antarctic winter

Endurance Expedition: Shackleton's Antarctic survival story

By Tom Garner published

Reference The Endurance Expedition was a failed mission to cross the Antarctic on foot, leaving 28 explorers stranded.

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Siege of a town led by Godefroy de Bouillon, c1099 during the Crusades

What were the Crusades?

By Tom Garner published

Reference The Crusades were a series of religiously motivated military campaigns between Christians and Muslims

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Photograph of Karl Marx

Who was Karl Marx?

By Tom Garner, All About History published

Karl Marx was the author of the Communist Manifesto, the creator of Marxist theory, and one of the most influential thinkers ever.

Politics
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal.

Raising the flag on Iwo Jima: Here's the story behind that iconic World War II photo

By All About History, Tom Garner published

On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines raised the U.S. flag over the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. Their photo is one of the most iconic images of World War II.

Warfare
This squad of Marines, 2nd Separate Engineer Battalion, Co. B, unloads supplies on Red Beach, Iwo Jima

The Battle of Iwo Jima: A gruesome victory for the Allied Forces

By All About History, Tom Garner published

Fought on a tiny volcanic island 76 years ago, this brutal clash between American and Japanese forces defined the horror of the Pacific theater.

Warfare
Image of the first line of the Constitution written in calligraphy on papyrus.

The US Constitution: Facts about the country's founding document

By Tom Garner, All About History published

Written over 200 years ago, the Constitution is a legal document of Articles and Amendments that form the foundation of the federal government, state authority and citizen rights.

Human Behavior