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Main line of resistance.
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MLR Term Timeline in A Rumor of War
The timeline below shows where the term MLR appears in A Rumor of War. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Three
...an asphalt road” leading into Da Nang and “on the right with A Company.” The MLR is opposite the dirt road and in front of them. The MLR is manned by...
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Chapter Four
...involved in the small-unit security patrols that the marines run through the villages beyond the MLR, but these really only offer fresh air and exercise. For fun, they go to Da...
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Chapter Eleven
...Nang off limits to reduce drunkenness among soldiers, and orders the construction of a proper MLR, “with strongpoints, forward outposts, and preregistered artillery concentrations.”
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Chapter Thirteen
...VC are expected to launch a monsoon offensive, which they do every year. The new MLR is supposed to stop them from overrunning the airfield. The marines start to construct a...
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Chapter Fourteen
...on the defensive, trying to prevent another VC attack on the airfield by holding the MLR. Mines and booby traps account for all of the company’s casualties. Caputo tries to keep...
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