"The plight of the refugees was appalling. Something like half a million people - mostly Chinese it seemed - had fled before the advancing Japanese." from 'To the Kwai - and Back' by Ronald Searle Art.IWMART15746C1

"The plight of the refugees was appalling. Something like half a million people - mostly Chinese it seemed - had fled
before the advancing Japanese." from 'To the Kwai - and Back' by Ronald Searle
image recto: A sketch of a Chinese refugee sitting on his haunches. He is wearing a conical hat, tunic, trousers and
wooden sandals.

image verso: A rough ink sketch of a soldier aiming a gun and standing behind barbed wire.