Dangerous Ground.DANGEROUS GROUND. Larry Bond. 2005. Read by Dick Hill. 13 cds. 15 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 1-59600-303-0. $11725. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. SA Navy Lieutenant Jerry Mitchell transfers to the submarine service. He is assigned to the USS Memphis, an old rattletrap rat·tle·trap n. A rickety, worn-out vehicle. rattletrap Noun Informal a broken-down old vehicle that was supposed to be headed to the scrap heap scrap·heap also scrap heap n. 1. A pile or heap of waste material. 2. A place for discarding useless or worthless material. . On orders from the president, the Memphis is sent on a last top-secret mission. The skipper is a no-nonsense disciplinarian dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an n. One that enforces or believes in strict discipline. adj. Disciplinary. disciplinarian Noun a person who practises strict discipline Noun 1. nobody likes, and the senior chief petty officer senior chief petty officer n. 1. Abbr. SCPO A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Navy that is above chief petty officer and below master chief petty officer. 2. One who holds this rank. Noun 1. has an attitude that borders on insubordination in·sub·or·di·nate adj. Not submissive to authority: has a history of insubordinate behavior. in . After going through trials in which personalities clash and tensions run high, the Memphis sets off on its final adventure--to locate Soviet/Russian unreported nuclear waste dumpsites. Instead, they find a cache of nuclear warheads. Reporting this discovery could have serious military and political consequences. An exciting sea chase ensues. Hill's fully voiced presentation adds to the drama. He handles masculine and feminine roles with relative ease as he conveys the actions and emotions in this fast-moving white-knuckler. Exciting, enjoyable, and full of Navy and scientific jargon. Prof. John E. Boyd, Jenkintown, PA |
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