What are the acceptable  indicia,  or indicators, that an enemy is attempting to surrender? What are the obligations of an officer in command upon receiving such indicia from an enemy? And what are his obligations if the signs of surrender are ambiguous or mixed? It is the purpose of this essay to explore these questions

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Naval War College ReviewVolume 46Number 2 Spring Article 81993The Obligation to Accept SurrenderHorace B. Robertson Jr.U.S. Navy (Ret.)Follow this and additional works at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-reviewThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion inNaval War College Review by an authorized editor of U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. For more information, please contactrepository.inquiries@usnwc.edu.Recommended CitationRobertson, Horace B. Jr. (1993) "The Obligation to Accept Surrender," Naval War College Review: Vol. 46 : No. 2 , Article 8.Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol46/iss2/81Robertson: The Obligation to Accept SurrenderPublished by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 19932Naval War College Review, Vol. 46 [1993], No. 2, Art. 8https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol46/iss2/83Robertson: The Obligation to Accept SurrenderPublished by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 19934Naval War College Review, Vol. 46 [1993], No. 2, Art. 8https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol46/iss2/85Robertson: The Obligation to Accept SurrenderPublished by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 19936Naval War College Review, Vol. 46 [1993], No. 2, Art. 8https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol46/iss2/87Robertson: The Obligation to Accept SurrenderPublished by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 19938Naval War College Review, Vol. 46 [1993], No. 2, Art. 8https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol46/iss2/89Robertson: The Obligation to Accept SurrenderPublished by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 199310Naval War College Review, Vol. 46 [1993], No. 2, Art. 8https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol46/iss2/811Robertson: The Obligation to Accept SurrenderPublished by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 199312Naval War College Review, Vol. 46 [1993], No. 2, Art. 8https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol46/iss2/813Robertson: The Obligation to Accept SurrenderPublished by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 199314Naval War College Review, Vol. 46 [1993], No. 2, Art. 8https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol46/iss2/815Robertson: The Obligation to Accept SurrenderPublished by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 1993

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