"Mr. Charlie" Topic
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| tomrommel1 | 22 Jun 2020 11:00 p.m. PST |
Here is the next NVA soldier with a traditional Vietnamese scarf:
More at:https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/06/23/mr-charlie/ |
Ed Mohrmann  | 23 Jun 2020 11:48 a.m. PST |
Tom, Mr. Charlie was a term of respect used when
speaking of the VC, not the NVA regulars, although
I'm sure those were good soldiers in their own right. Mr. Charlie applied especially to VC sappers and
engineers. No criticism of the figure intended. Your usual
excellent work. |
 deadhead | 23 Jun 2020 2:33 p.m. PST |
Was Nathaniel Victor really used or was that just Hollywood? |
| Bismarck | 24 Jun 2020 10:22 a.m. PST |
deadhead…I never heard that term. but I am not a scholar..I was just there. I am sure you know better than I. |
 Legion 4 | 24 Jun 2020 2:48 p.m. PST |
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| deadhead | 25 Jun 2020 2:33 a.m. PST |
Seems it was only used in the film "Hamburger Hill", but it is memorable. |
| Skarper | 25 Jun 2020 4:28 a.m. PST |
I read a lot of novels and memoirs in addition to history books and I never heard Nathaniel Victor used for NVA troops. Generally, they used the catch all VC or just Charlie and variants on that – plus the numerous racial slurs of course. I never liked the film Hamburger Hill. The book was good but a confusing read [was a confusing battle so that is inevitable]. |
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