Franco-Thai War sources

 

Finding a precise ranking of the most cited books on the Franco-Thai War is challenging, but here are some notable works that explore the conflict and its historical context:

1. Thailand's Durable Premier: Phibun Through Three Decades, 1932–1957 – Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian

  • Examines Plaek Phibunsongkhram's leadership during the war and beyond.

2. Siam Mapped: A Geo-Body of a Nation – Thongchai Winichakul

  • Explores territorial disputes and the Franco-Thai War’s impact on Thai nationalism.

3. Franco-Thai War (Wikipedia Entry)

  • Provides a detailed overview of the war, its causes, and outcomes here.

4. Siam and the League of Nations: Modernisation, Sovereignty, and Multilateral Diplomacy, 1920–1940 – Stefan Hell

  • Covers Thailand’s diplomatic strategies leading up to the war.

5. Thailand’s Political History: From the 13th Century to Recent Times – B.J. Terwiel

  • Offers historical context for Thailand’s territorial ambitions.

6. The Franco-Thai War (Noor Library Collection)

  • A collection of books and documents related to the war here.

7. Siam Becomes Thailand – Judith Stowe

  • Discusses Thailand’s transformation and its role in the war.

8. The June Revolution of 1932 in Thailand: A Study in Political Behaviour – Tawatt Mokarapong

  • Examines political shifts that influenced Thailand’s military actions.

9. Thailand and World War II – E. Bruce Reynolds

  • Covers Thailand’s wartime alliances, including its conflict with France.

10. Thailand’s Secret War: OSS, SOE, and the Free Thai Underground During World War II – E. Bruce Reynolds

  • Explores Thailand’s resistance movements during the war.

 

Detailed Sources:

·         Virginia Thompson, Thailand: The New Siam, (New York, 1941)

·         John L. Christian and Nobutake Ike, "Thailand in Japan's Foreign Relations", Pacific Affairs, XV, (1942)

·         Roger Levy, Guy Laeam and Andrew Roth, French Interests and Policies in the Far East, (New York,1941)

·         Sir Josiah Crosby, Siam: The Crossroads, (London, 1945)

·         Amiral Decoux, A la Barre de l'Indochine, (Paris, 1949)

·         Francois Charles-Roux, Cinq mois tragiques aux Affaires etrangeres, (Paris, 1949)

·         Pensri Duke, Les relations entre la France et la Thailande, (Bangkok, 1962)

·         (Luarj) Sidthisajaamkaan, sanjaa thaax) Phraraadchamajtrii rawaai) Sajaam kab Taax Pratheed, (2nd edition, Bangkok, 1963)

·         Direeg Chajjanaarn, Thaj kab Sorkhraarn Loog Khraq Thii Sooq, (Bangkok 1966)

·         Colonel Bernard, La Securite de L’Indochine et l'Imperialisme siamoise, (Paris, 1937)

·         Luang Vichitr Vadakarn, Thailand's Case, (Bangkok, 1941)

·         Witheedsaksranii, Mya Toojoo Th'aug Khween Khoo, (Bangkok, 1965)

·         General Catroux, Deux actes du draine indochinoise, (Paris, 1959)

·         F. C. Jones, Japan's New Order in East Asia, 1937-45, (Oxford University Press, 1954)

·         David J. Lu, From the Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor, (Washington, D. C., 1961)

·          Caruuti Kuwaanon, Chiwid Kaantoosun khooq coomphon P. Phibuun Soqkhraam, (Bangkok, 1953)

·         E. Th. Flood, Japan’s Relations with Thailand, 1928-1941, Unpublished PhD Dissertation, University of Washington, 1967

·         R. J. Aldrich, The Key to the South, Kuala-Lumpur 1993

·         E. B. Reynolds, Thailand and Japan’s Southern Advance, 1940-1945, Basingstoke and London 1994

·         N. Tarling, Britain, Southeast Asia and the Offset of the Pacific War, Cambridge 1996

·         F. Michelin, La guerre du pacifique a commencé en Indochine, 1940-1941, Paris 2019

·         J. Valette, Indochine 1940-1945, Paris 1993

·         Judith Stowe, Siam Becomes Thailand (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1991)

·         Pridi Banomyong, Pridi by Pridi, ed. and tr. Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit

·         (Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2000)

·         Ornamentalism: How the British Saw Their Empire (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001)

·         Sulak Sivaraksa, 'The Crisis of Siamese Identity', National Identify and Its Defenders, ed. Craig J. Reynolds (Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 1991)

·         Nigel J. Brailey, Thailand and the Fall of Singapore (Boulder, CO: Westview Press,1986)

·         Kobkua Suwannathat-Phan, Thailand's Durable Premier: Phibun Through Three Decades, 1932–1957, Oxford University Press, 1995

 

Journals/Articles:

·         The 1940 Franco-Thai Border Dispute and Phibuun Sonkhraam's Commitment to Japan E. Thadeus Flood, Journal of Southeast Asian History, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Sep., 1969)

·         Thailand's Quarrel with France in Perspective Kenneth Perry Landon, The Far Eastern Quarterly Vol. 1, No. 1 (Nov., 1941)

·         Thai-Japanese Relations at the Start of the Pacific War: New Insight into a Controversial Period William L. Swan, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol. 18, No. 2 (Sep., 1987)

·         Phibun Songkhram and Thai Nationalism in the Fascist Era E. Bruce Reynolds, European Journal of East Asian Studies Vol. 3, No. 1 (2004)

·         Undeclared War along the Mekong Virginia Thompson, Far Eastern Survey, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan. 29, 1941)

·         Aftermath of Alliance: The Wartime Legacy in Thai-Japanese Relations E. Bruce Reynolds, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol. 21, No. 1 (Mar., 1990) 

·         Thai Wartime Leadership Reconsidered: Phibun and Pridi Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol. 27, No. 1, The Japanese Occupation in Southeast Asia (Mar., 1996)

·         Franco-British Rivalry over Siam, 1896-1904 Minton F. Goldman, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol. 3, No. 2 (Sept. 1972)

·         The Treaty of March 23, 1907 Between France and Siam and the Return of Battambang and Angkor to Cambodia Lawrence Palmer Briggs, The Far Eastern Quarterly Vol. 5, No. 4 (Aug.1946)

·         gojosso_26.pdf (October 2024)

·         How Thailand lost her Territories to France, Bangkok, Department of Publicity, 1940

·         F. Mercier-Bernadet,  Le rôle du Japon dans le conflit franco-thaïlandais (juin 1940-mai 1941), in Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains, 2001

·         Y. Mahé, La guerre franco-thaïlandaise, 1940-1941 : déroulement et conséquences mondiales d’un conflit régional oublié, Unpublished PhD dissertation, University of Aix-Marseille, 2016

·         S. Hamamoto, Le sort d’un traité imposé : la convention de paix entre la France et la Thaïlande conclue en 1941, in Revue générale de droit international public, 1998

·         Phibun's Defence Ministry supported production of the militaristic film Luat thahan Thai (The Blood of Thai Soldiers) in 1935

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