EXTRACTS: Drawing from History: The Forgotten Art of Fortunino Matania © The Book Palace (340 PAGES in Full edition)

The Forgotten Art of Fortunino Matania 259 Far left: Cheerful Japanese supports resting under cover within a battery before Port Arthur. The drum is a Russian trophy.The Japanese do not use drums. Left: A fight in the sea. An incident of the battle of Nanshan. Below: No more room in the ambulance waggon. Russians collecting wounded on the night after the battle of Tashihchao. Many terrible scenes were witnessed on the battlefield.The overworked Ambulance Corps worked unceasingly, but many of the wounded had to wait weary hours before their wounds could be dressed and themselves be carried in safety.