{"product_id":"9780813548203","title":"The Crucible: An Autobiography by Colonel Yay, Filipina American Guerrilla","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn December 8, 1941, as the Pacific War reached the Philippines, Yay Panlilio, a FilipinaIrish American, faced a question with no easy answer: How could she contribute to the war? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this 1950 memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Crucible: An Autobiography by Colonel Yay, Filipina American Guerrilla,\u003c\/i\u003e Panlilio narrates her experience as a journalist, triple agent, leader in the Philippine resistance against the Japanese, and lover of the guerrilla general Marcos V. Augustin. From the wartorn streets of Japaneseoccupied Manila, to battlegrounds in the countryside, and the rural farmlands of central California, Panlilio blends wry commentary, rigorous journalistic detail, and popular romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together appearances by Douglas MacArthur and Carlos Romulo with dangerous espionage networks, this work provides an insightful perspective on the war. \u003ci\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to see new intersections in Filipina\/o, Asian American, and American literature studies, and Denise Cruz's introduction imparts key biographical, historical, and cultural contexts to that purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123849249008,"sku":"9780813548203","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780813548203_p0.jpg?v=1763738793","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780813548203","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}