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Pilot <n>Martin Pert</n> ejects from a <n>Royal Air Force</n> <n>Harrier GR9</n> jet during a crash landing at Kandahar Airfield, 2009.

Gun camera footage from <n>Giora Epstein</n>'s <n>Mirage III</n> showing an Egyptian <n>MiG-21</n> being shot down, 1973.

A still from <n>Masaki Kobayashi</n>'s 1962 film <n>Harakiri</n>, featuring actor <n>Tatsuya Nakadai</n>.

A scene from <n>Quentin Tarantino</n>'s 2003 film <n>Kill Bill: Vol. 1</n> featuring <n>The Bride</n> versus the <n>Crazy 88</n>.

The French <n>Canopus nuclear test</n> at Fangataufa Atoll, 1968. Used as cover art for <n>Esbe</n>'s album <n>Bloomsday</n>.

Si vis pacem, para bellum.  
If you want peace, prepare for war.

<n>Space Invaders Mashup</n> by artist <n>Ryan Sneider</n>, based on a 1958 photo by <n>Ralph Morse</n> for <n>LIFE</n> magazine.

Miyamoto Musashi // "It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war."

Sun Tzu // "In war, prepare for peace; in peace, prepare for war."

A parade of <n>T-80U</n> main battle tanks.

<n>Sci-Fi Sword</n>, a digital illustration by artist <n>Travis Davids</n>.

<n>John Maki Evans</n> on the cover of his book, <n>Kurikara, the Sword and the Serpent</n>.

<n>South Vietnamese troops</n> in the <n>Mekong Delta</n> during the <n>Vietnam War</n>, 1961.

<n>Tank Man</n> stands before tanks during the <n>Tiananmen Square Protests</n> in 1989. Photo by <n>Jeff Widener</n>.

Photograph from the <n>Selected Works</n> series by <n>Daniel Rojatz</n>.