Balfour, that the sharp distinction between combatants and non-combatants contemplated by the ordinary laws of war is inapplicable (without the exercise of undue severity) to operations such as those now being carried out in South Africa.
Holland highlights the complexities of distinguishing between combatants and non-combatants in modern warfare, particularly in South Africa.
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