Stinky and the Emergency

Potoroo, on Dec 04 2014 - 09:39, said:   The parole system the Irish used was part of the chivalrous code of conduct going back at least to the Middle Ages and arguably even to ancient times (see http://www.au.af.mil.../pow_parole.pdf).  Although seldom used in WWII, it was well understood by officers of every Western army.