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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... Seri Thai infiltrators from Yunnan . Once they crossed into Thailand , they were all intercepted by their compatriots rather than the Japanese and sent straight to Bangkok . Particularly grateful was the group of four Seri Thai , who ...
... Seri Thai infiltrators from Yunnan . Once they crossed into Thailand , they were all intercepted by their compatriots rather than the Japanese and sent straight to Bangkok . Particularly grateful was the group of four Seri Thai , who ...
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... Thai army envisaged holding out in Bangkok without any outside assistance for a month , but much longer if the Allies supplied anti - tank guns . The assessment was based on the assumption that the Seri Thai leadership would know of an ...
... Thai army envisaged holding out in Bangkok without any outside assistance for a month , but much longer if the Allies supplied anti - tank guns . The assessment was based on the assumption that the Seri Thai leadership would know of an ...
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... Thai assets frozen in the United States . Eventually the sum was scaled down to $ 50,000 worth of gold , which was delivered to the Seri Thai leadership by two OSS officers sent to Bangkok in April to join John Wester , the liaison ...
... Thai assets frozen in the United States . Eventually the sum was scaled down to $ 50,000 worth of gold , which was delivered to the Seri Thai leadership by two OSS officers sent to Bangkok in April to join John Wester , the liaison ...
Sommario
COUPS AND COUNTERCOUPS 19321935 | 9 |
The Legitimation of the New Elite | 25 |
The Spectre of Communism | 45 |
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