Thailand The War That Is The War That Will Be
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Thailand The War That Is The War That Will Be
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Author : Louis E. Lomax
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Thailand The War That Is The War That Will Be written by Louis E. Lomax and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Communism categories.
Thailand S Secret War
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Author : E. Bruce Reynolds
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-01-06
Thailand S Secret War written by E. Bruce Reynolds and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-06 with History categories.
This book is an absorbing account of secret operations and political intrigue in wartime Thailand. During World War II Free Thai organisations co-operated with Allied intelligence agencies in an effort to rescue their nation from the consequences of its 1941 alliance with Japan. They largely succeeded despite internal differences and the conflicting interests and policies of their would-be-allies, China, Great Britain and the United States. London's determination to punish Thailand placed the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) at a serious disadvantage in its rivalry with the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The US State Department, in contrast, strongly supported OSS operations in Thailand, viewing them as a vehicle for promoting American political and economic influence in mainland Southeast Asia. Declassification of the records of the OSS and the SOE permits full revelation of this complex story of heroic action and political intrigue.
Thailand World War Ii
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Author : Direck Jayanama
language : en
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Release Date : 1982
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Thailand World War Ii
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Author : Direck Jayanama
language : en
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Release Date : 1966*
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Thailand S Secret War
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Author : E. Bruce Reynolds
language : en
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Release Date : 2005
Thailand S Secret War written by E. Bruce Reynolds and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Great Britain categories.
This book is an absorbing account of secret operations and political intrigue in wartime Thailand. It sheds new light on Thailand's clandestine relations with Britain, the United States and China, each of which had ambitions for postwar influence in Bangkok, and on the rivalry between the SOE and the OSS.
Siamese Sovereignty Thailand S Strategy Of Political Duality During World War Ii
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Author : Wantakan Nicolete Arcado
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-10-15
Siamese Sovereignty Thailand S Strategy Of Political Duality During World War Ii written by Wantakan Nicolete Arcado and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-15 with History categories.
Siamese Sovereignty SummaryBeginning in the l800s, Asian nations were gradually falling under European rule. Yet despite Europe's growing military, economic, and political dominance in the Eastern hemisphere, one country prevailed as the sole nation untouched by colonialism; Thailand (then known as Siam). Under difficult yet unprecedented circumstances, Thailand maintained its sovereignty. Their biggest challenge would come twenty years later, with the introduction of World War II.Siamese Sovereignty explores a variety of anecdotes that epitomize Thailand's experiences during the second great war, from the conception of Thai-Japanese and Thai-U.S. relations, the epic rescue of a captured Flying Tiger pilot, to the hardships endured by prisoners of war during the construction of the Thai-Burma Railway. Most importantly, the book speaks to the brilliance of both domestic and international political strategies orchestrated both by the Thai government led by Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram and the Underground Movement led by Pridi Banomyong. Despite siding with opposing global alliances, Phibun with the Axis and Pridi with the Allies, their strive to protect Thailand's independence amidst the chaos that was World War II was at the heart of their individual decision-making.Thailand's story during the second great war is not one that is filled with heroic military battles or technological innovation, but rather, it is a unique narrative of carefully planned political maneuvering that included strategies of selective disengagement, territorial compromise, and most prominently, political duality. Appealing to the Japanese expansionist ambitions on the surface while working with U.S. and British intelligence underground, the country fought to preserve its sovereignty, cementing its legacy as the only independent Southeast Asian nation in a world run by imperialism.
In Buddha S Company
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Author : Richard A. Ruth
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2010-09-16
In Buddha S Company written by Richard A. Ruth and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-16 with History categories.
In Buddha’s Company explores a previously neglected aspect of the Vietnam War: the experiences of the Thai troops who served there and the attitudes and beliefs that motivated them to volunteer. Thailand sent nearly 40,000 volunteer soldiers to South Vietnam to serve alongside the Free World Forces in the conflict, but unlike the other foreign participants, the Thais came armed with historical and cultural knowledge of the region. Blending the methodologies of cultural and military history, Richard Ruth examines the individual experiences of Thai volunteers in their wartime encounters with American allies, South Vietnamese civilians, and Viet Cong enemies. Ruth shows how the Thais were transformed by living amongst the modern goods and war machinery of the Americans and by traversing the jungles and plantations haunted by indigenous spirits. At the same time, Ruth argues, Thailand’s ruling institutions used the image of volunteers to advance their respective agendas, especially those related to anticommunist authoritarianism. Drawing on numerous interviews with Thai veterans and archival material from Thailand and the United States, Ruth focuses on the cultural exchanges that occurred between Thai troops and their allies and enemies, presenting a Southeast Asian view of a conflict that has traditionally been studied as a Cold War event dominated by an American political agenda. The resulting study considers such diverse topics as comparative Buddhisms, alternative modernities, consumerism, celebrity, official memories vs. personal recollections, and the value of local knowledge in foreign wars. The war’s effects within Thailand itself are closely considered, demonstrating that the war against communism in Vietnam, as articulated by Thai leaders, was a popular cause among nearly all segments of the population. Furthermore, Ruth challenges previous assertions that Thailand’s forces were merely "America’s mercenaries" by presenting the multiple, overlapping motivations for volunteering offered by the soldiers themselves. In Buddha’s Company makes clear that many Thais sought direct involvement in the Vietnam War and that their participation had profound and lasting effects on the country’s political and military institutions, royal affairs, popular culture, and international relations. As one of only a handful of academic histories of Thailand in the 1960s, it provides a crucial link between the keystone studies of the Phibun-Sarit years (1946–1963) and those examining the turbulent 1970s.
Siam Becomes Thailand
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Author : Judith A. Stowe
language : en
Publisher: C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
Release Date : 1991
Siam Becomes Thailand written by Judith A. Stowe and has been published by C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
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.
Thailand And Japan S Southern Advance 1940 1945
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Author : E. Bruce Reynolds
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 1994-03-04
Thailand And Japan S Southern Advance 1940 1945 written by E. Bruce Reynolds and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-03-04 with History categories.
'...a fascinating story and is ably told. One key aspect of the book is that it provides an account of events in Bangkok immediately before the outbreak of war' - Antony Best, London School of Economics;'...This thorough account makes excellent reading for anyone who wants to know what went on away from the the battlefronts of World War II.'- Almanac '...Drawing on contemporary English, Thai and Japanese language accounts, Reynolds compellingly argues that Japanese officers and officials on the spot were well aware of their failure to cultivate more than outward sympathy from the Thai...He offers a fascinating account of how Thailand deftly managed to cultivate the Allies while not alienating Japan by pursuing a multitrack, flexible diplomacy...Fine books such as this should be required reading for aspiring Cabinet members to help ward off the selective amnesia that has caused such great embarrassment to Japan and distress among its neighbours.'- Jeff Kingston, Japan Times '...the collection offers a number of interesting observations on the nature of the Pacific War...The most significant issues that Dockrill addresses is that of how Japan views the war in retrospect, a question which not only tells us a lot about how events were seen in Japan in 1941 but is also...a matter still of importance in contemporary East Asian politics.' Antony Best, Intelligence & National Security The crises that marked the dramatic expansion of Japanese rule over Asia posed unique problems for Thailand. The only independent country in Southeast Asia, Thailand was clearly too weak to withstand Japan, but, as a sovereign state, it had the great advantage that it could not be 'liberated' by the Japanese military in the same manner as the European and American colonies. The abilities that had proven so vital in fending off British and French imperialism were also to be essential in dealing with Japan. This study, based on Japanese, Thai, and English language sources - including the Office of Strategic Services files and MAGIC intercepts - examines the circumstances and strategies that led Thailand into a wartime alliance with Japan, Tokyo's efforts to integrate Thailand into the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, and Thai manoeuvers to resist Japan's embrace. Finally, it explains how, during the latter stages of the war, Thailand was able to maintain relations with Japan while surreptitiously establishing links with the Allies.
The Key To The South
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Author : Richard James Aldrich
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1993
The Key To The South written by Richard James Aldrich and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Fifty years have passed since Thailand's 1942 declaration of war on Britain and the United States. This study examines the accelerating Western struggle with Japan for control over 'independent' Thailand, a country at the strategic crossroads of South-East Asia and recognized by the Great Powers as 'The Key to the South'. On the eve of Pearl Harbor this culminated in arguments between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Eden as to whether the West should attack or defend this neutral country. These efforts failed and instead Thailand seized the initiative, eventually extending her domain to encompass areas of Indo-China, Burma, and Malaya. This represented the fulfillment of pre-war Pan-Thai ambitions and also prefigured a controversial post-war settlement with the Allies. Thus, 1942, it is suggested, constitutes a critical moment in Thailand's relations with the West. The author also advances new arguments concerning the extent of Western influence in inter-war Thailand. The mechanisms of Britain's powerful informal influence are explored, concentrating on the role of foreign advisers to the Thai Government, and upon the techniques employed by the United States to undermine this pre-eminence. Paradoxically, it is argued, this Anglo-American rivalry did not prevent close Western co-operation in response to the challenge of Thai economic nationalism. Consequently, this study moves beyond the traditional diplomatic perspective, adopting a broad approach that encompasses the activities of banks, American oil companies, military planners, neighbouring colonial governments, and the British Special Operations Executive.