This morning's online Telegraph contains the following item about NZ VC winner Sgt A C Hulme -
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...C-new_10042006
The authors of a new book suggest that Sgt Hulme's ruse of donning a German para's smock to dupe German snipers was "an act of perfidy under international law", and another NZ academic suggests that Sgt Hulme's actions (killing enemy soldiers while wearing their uniform) were "prima facie a war crime".
Do Forum members believe that Sgt Hulme's disguise was an acceptable action in war? Or is it
unarguably against the rules of war?
Do they agree the NZ Govt should now apologise for Sgt Hulme's actions?
Either way, do they agree with his daughter's statement that accusing him of war crimes was "a terrible thing to bring up".
Jim