{"product_id":"9781938416842","title":"Refined by Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the summer of 1976\u003c\/b\u003e, the first women were admitted to the United States Military Academy, and the first women to complete a four-year ROTC program were commissioned as second lieutenants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLori, Maura, Anne, and Amelia's journey into a male-dominated army are chronicled in this exciting, page-turning adventure, as they face the challenges of being accepted into an army that is struggling to integrate women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefined by Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e shares the women's uncertainty, frustration, and friendship, while accurately depicting the challenges both the academy cadets and active-duty lieutenants encountered in the United States Army of the mid-1970s. \u003ci\u003eRefined by Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, the first novel in the Guardians of Peace historical fiction series by Ruth VanDyke and Yvonne Doll, weaves a tale of young women surviving and thriving in sometimes difficult and completely uncharted circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenleaf Book Group, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50077635084528,"sku":"9781938416842","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938416842_p0.jpg?v=1784752373","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938416842","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}