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020			_a0521836018 (hbk) : _c90.00 USD
100	1		_aREYNOLDS E Bruce
245			_aThailand's secret war : _bThe Free Thai, OSS, and SOE during World War II / _cBruce E Reynolds
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge Univ Press , _c2005
300			_axx, 462 p.
520			_aDuring the Second World War Thailand sided with Japan and in 1942 declared war on Britain and America. However in the USA and UK Free Thai movements were being established with the support of those countries special operations units. Politically the situation was complicated because the Free Thai units were acting against the Thai military government and the British and Americans had different reasons for supporting the Free Thai - the latter eventually becoming two distinct and opposed entities. China also had an interest in the outcome assuming like the US and UK that Japan would lose the war. This book gives the history of events leading to Thailand's involvement in the Second World War, the creation and operation of the Free Thai movements, and the aftermath. Draws on recently released archives of both SOE and OSS.
650			_aTHAILAND _xSECOND WORLD WAR
650			_aFREE THAI
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