Invisible: Story of the USS Manta Ray (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780997098662)

In 1943, the war with Japan hangs in the balance. The Manta Ray-the most effective United States attack submarine in the Pacific-becomes embroiled in a top-secret experiment; an experiment designed to render the boat invisible. The mission: penetrate the waters of Tokyo Harbor and sink the dreadnoughts the Yamato and Musashi, the two largest most formidable capital warships in the world.First Officer Michael Murphy becomes mired in an unfolding deception as he struggles to come to grips with the dangerously escalating war and the difficulties of commanding an invisible submarine on a perilous secret mission. Accompanying him is the beautiful and intelligent Lucy Charlesworth, the British engineer assisting the enigmatic Dr. Hoffmann overseeing the experiment. The brilliant young scientist and executive officer become captivated with each other, but what is truly the timeless connection behind the attraction they share? During a fraught-filled voyage marked by storms, enemy depth-charge attacks and island-hopping, the boat's irascible Captain Canfield reveals to Murphy the true nature of the mission and the truth behind the secret 'package' mysteriously sequestered onto the Manta Ray in the dead of night. INVISIBLE is an authentic account of the arduous life of the World War II submariners tasked with the perilous endeavor of underwater search-and-destroy combat. The invisibility science is realistic and tangible-based on reportedly factual evidence-the results, out-of-this-world A page-turner from beginning to end "There's a Twilight Zone type feel to the book. The mystery at the narrative's core stays in a tense, intriguing state throughout the entirety of the story; the type of existential, mysterious conflict needed to keep the reader engaged- making the concept more cinematic." - Screencraft"It feels like we are in the hands of a writer who knows what they are talking about. The depiction of the world of the submarine and the men within it - as well as the larger paradigm of the military during WWII - feels detailed and specific. We believe that these men know each other and have history, and we believe in the way they relate to each other and the world. The world of Hawaii during the war is clear and fully-realized." - Launchpad

Author: M. E. Nyberg
ISBN-10: 099709866X
ISBN-13: 9780997098662
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
Language: English
Published: 08/05/2020
Pages: 428
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.95d