Project Gutenberg 2021-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 108 Castle, Arnold The Invisible Enemy Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy October 1954 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Invisible Enemy" by Arnold Castle is a science fiction novel likely written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around a young man named Tom who grapples with the complexities and absurdities of war as he participates in a conflict whose motivations elude him. Central to the story is the exploration of the psychological and social impacts of warfare on individuals, especially a new generation of soldiers. In the book, Tom is sent to war at the tender age of fifteen, filled with anxiety and confusion about the enemy he is supposed to confront. Throughout his experience in battle, he reflects on the nature of violence and its futility, questioning the very motives behind his participation in the war. The climax of Tom's journey occurs when he comes face to face with the enemy, leading to a moment of profound realization about the shared humanity between soldiers on opposing sides. Ultimately, the story addresses themes of peace, the cost of violence, and the possibility of an alternative future free from conflict, echoing the sentiment that the true enemy lies within the cycle of war and aggression that humanity perpetuates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories War stories Psychological fiction Teenage boys -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 46520 2025-07-26T07:33:51.601304 text/html 22719 2024-10-18T15:19:15 text/html 432890 2025-07-26T07:33:53.763296 application/epub+zip 431737 2025-07-26T07:33:52.310329 application/epub+zip 85052 2025-07-26T07:33:51.912330 application/epub+zip 466640 2025-07-26T07:33:55.084344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459342 2025-07-26T07:33:53.527283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112910 2022-09-29T17:15:21.550123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40270 2025-07-26T07:33:51.418312 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20482 2024-10-18T15:19:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16654 2025-07-26T07:33:55.222280 application/rdf+xml 25905 2025-07-26T07:33:52.100325 image/jpeg 4265 2025-07-26T07:33:51.997326 image/jpeg 1106792 2025-07-26T07:33:51.621320 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog