Open cast iron mine, Maharastra, India

Detail from a state chariot showing the vanquished and enslaved enemies of Egypt, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail showing the destruction of the black Africans painted on the box of stuccoed wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail showing the destruction of Asians painted on the box of stuccoed wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Cannon in historic castle in medieval village of Marvao, Portalegre district, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Auschwitz, Poland

A bas relief detail showing Hoysala style warfare in the Hoysaleshvara Temple at Halebid, Karnataka, India, Asia

Historic castle, medieval village of Marvao, Portalegre district, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

H.M.S. Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Tank from the Libyan Chad war, Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Gas masks, Unit 731, Japanese Germ Warfare Experimental Base, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Unit 731, Japanese Germ Warfare Experimental Base, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Battery and ruins of the fort of Portobelo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colon Province, Republic of Panama, Central America

Unit 731, Japanese Germ Warfare Experimental Base, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Unit 731, Japanese Germ Warfare Experimental Base, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Unit 731, Japanese Germ Warfare Experimental Base, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Unit 731, Japanese Germ Warfare Experimental Base, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Unit 731, Japanese Germ Warfare Experimental Base, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Exterior of the replica Trojan Horse, Troy, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Detail of mosaic showing fighting warriors with swords and shields, Kourion, Cyprus, Europe

Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

King Harold's foot soldieres with spears and battle axes, Bayeux Tapestry, Normandy, France, Europe

Detail of the sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, Istanbul Museum, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia

Memorial plaque of assassinated Mujahadin leader Ahmad Shah Massoud know as the ' Lion of Panshir' an Afghan National Hero, situated opposite the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia

German gun, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, Europe

Qajar painting, Shiraz Museum, Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

Qajar painting, Shiraz Museum, Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

Qajar painting, Shiraz Museum, Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

Qajar painting, Shiraz Museum, Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

Detail of the Alexander Sarcophagus, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Norman cavalry clashes with Harold's foot soldiers forming shield wall, Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Death of King Harold showing an arrow in his eye, Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Roman mosaic, Battle between Alexander and Darius, from Pompeii House of the Faun, National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Qajar painting, Shiraz Museum, Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

World War II memorial of Nazi and Russian battle, Dukla Pass, Slovakia, Europe

Early 12th century reliefs with later additions, in the gallery showing the Thais marching as allies of the Khmer army, Angkor Wat, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Military graveyard, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia

A Bomb Dome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peace Park, Hiroshima city, Western Japan, Asia

Manuscript showing battle, Khawian-Homo Decorative Arts Museum, Teheran, Iran, Middle East

Qajar painting, Shiraz Museum, Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

American tank, Utah Beach, site of D-Day landings in the Second World War, Cotentin Peinsula, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe

Memorial to the HMS Sheffield hit offshore by Exocet missile in May 1982, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Military graveyard, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia

Mujeheddin soldier, mobile gun near Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Statue by Tom Murphy, of Captain Frederick John Walker, noted World War II British Royal Navy officer, anti-submarine warfare commander and namesake for the whisky, near Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

American tank, Cu Chi Tunnels, southern Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Civil War re-enactment by the Sealed Knot, near site of Edgehill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Re-enactment of medieval combat, Wars of the Roses Society, Worcester, England, United Kingdom, Europe

War memorial for Falklands War with Argentina, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, South America

Black Jack Battlefield, Civil War Re-enactment, near Baldwin City, Kansas, United States of America, North America

Memorial statue, Peace Park, Hiroshima city, Western Japan, Asia

Giant helicopter at the War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tank commemorating D-Day rehearsals, Slapton Sands, Slapton Ley, South Hams, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Figure on a sign marks the site of the Battle of Agincourt, in the Nord Pas de Calais, France, Europe

Vicksburg Battlefield, Mississippi, United States of America, North America

Atomic Bomb Dome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima, Japan, Asia

Black Jack Battlefield, Civil War Re-enactment, near Baldwin City, Kansas, United States of America, North America

Visitors looking at huge wall poster showing the destruction of the city after the atomic bomb of 6th August 1945, Peace Memorial Museum, Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Beautiful frescoes on walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Woman riding bicycle past A Bomb Dome, the ruins of the Industrial Promotion Hall destroyed by the atomic bomb of 6 August 1945, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Reliefs dating from the late 12th and 13th centuries, Bayon, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

F16, Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, California, United States of America, North America

A-6 Intruder, Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, California, United States of America, North America

Tiled seating depicting various parts of historic Spain, Plaza de Espana erected for the 1929 Exposition, Parque Maria Luisa, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Warriors of Dani tribe, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Warriors of Dani tribe, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Utah Beach, World War Us Tank, Normandy, France

Bayon Temple, Angkor, Cambodia, Asia

Fighter aircraft, U.S.S. Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America, North America

U.S.S. Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America, North America

Tank driving at the Muckleborough Collection, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An American armoured car at the Muckleborough Collection, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

One of the more substantial dwellings in Te-Tugu IDP camp, made from bricks and even has a veranda. An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Te-Tugu district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. Te-Tugu, Uganda, East Africa

View of the Vicker's gun emplacement outside Stanley (formerly known as "Port Stanley"), the capital and only true city (with a cathedral) in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Views at night of the Korean War Veteren's Memorial, Washington, D.C., USA

Tank driving at the Muckleborough Collection, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Views at night of the U.S. National World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C., USA

An American armoured car at the Muckleborough Collection, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Views at night of the U.S. National World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C., USA

Tank driving at the Muckleborough Collection, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Naval warships moored in Barrow Dock for refitting, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Multi-generation family toasting with lemonade at picnic

Soldier and multi-generation family looking down at cell phone

African American soldier mother carrying and hugging son

Soldier and relatives at picnic

Smiling African American soldier sitting on front stoop reading letter

Multi-generation family laughing at cell phone

African American woman and boy walking with soldier

African American soldier kissing wife on cheek

African American soldier running in race with son

Soldier and parents sitting on front stoop posing for cell phone selfie

African American boy greeting returning soldier father

Mari man walking on tracks in mine

Frustrated African American soldier sitting on front stoop

Caucasian girl hammering nails into birdhouse

Portrait of smiling Mixed Race soldier saluting near American flag

Portrait of smiling Mixed Race soldier near American flag

Caucasian boy flying toy rocket in backyard