{"product_id":"the-crucible-1","title":"The Crucible","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn December 8, 1941, as the Pacific War reached the Philippines, Yay Panlilio, a Filipina-Irish American, faced a question with no easy answer: How could she contribute to the war? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 war-torn streets of Japanese-occupied 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\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cruz, Denise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43574194110646,"sku":"9780813546810","price":129.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780813546810_ed18ce16-5c02-4272-871e-5ac6a84b2bb2.jpg?v=1727259158","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-crucible-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}