{"product_id":"the-crucible-an-autobiography-by-colonel-yay-filipina-american-guerrilla-hardback-9780813546810","title":"The Crucible; An Autobiography by Colonel Yay, Filipina American Guerrilla (Hardback) 9780813546810","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Autobiography by Colonel Yay, Filipina American Guerrilla\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDenise Cruz (Edited by), Yay Panlilio (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813546810\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 October 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 1\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.652 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e A Note on the Text\u003cbr\u003e The Crucible: An Autobiography by Colonel Yay\u003cbr\u003e Timeline\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559291777304,"sku":"9780813546810","price":83.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-crucible-an-autobiography-by-colonel-yay-filipina-american-guerrilla-hardback-9780813546810","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}