Siam Becomes Thailand: A Story of IntrigueHurst, 1991 - 394 pagine Since the end of the absolute monarchy in Siam in 1932, the country has seemed to lurch from one military coup to another despite the democratic ideals proclaimed by the men who established the first constitutional government. Just how the military came to play such a dominant role in Thai politics is the main theme of this book. But it also looks at the nebulous period during World war II when Thailand fought a little-known war against the French in Indo-China and then aligned itself with Japan, declaring war on Britain and the United States. |
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Pagina 94
... Britain and Japan in their struggle to impose their own domination over the whole of South East Asia . To this end he claimed that the Japanese were busy infiltrating subversive agents into Singapore.62 Although this speech was made ...
... Britain and Japan in their struggle to impose their own domination over the whole of South East Asia . To this end he claimed that the Japanese were busy infiltrating subversive agents into Singapore.62 Although this speech was made ...
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... Britain ignoring Thailand's declaration of war . It was in flagrant breach of the non- aggression pact between the two countries , and to make matters worse there were reports of Thai troops moving into Burma . Hence Britain reacted by ...
... Britain ignoring Thailand's declaration of war . It was in flagrant breach of the non- aggression pact between the two countries , and to make matters worse there were reports of Thai troops moving into Burma . Hence Britain reacted by ...
Pagina 275
... Britain , some British officials thought it would be pretentious for the Free Siamese to claim equal status with , for instance , the Free French . Furthermore , as the Treasury pointed out , even de Gaulle had not been given unlimited ...
... Britain , some British officials thought it would be pretentious for the Free Siamese to claim equal status with , for instance , the Free French . Furthermore , as the Treasury pointed out , even de Gaulle had not been given unlimited ...
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COUPS AND COUNTERCOUPS 19321935 | 9 |
The Legitimation of the New Elite | 25 |
The Spectre of Communism | 45 |
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