Siam and World War I
Subtitle: an international history
By: Stefan Hell, with a contribution by Bhawan Ruangsilp
Contributors: Ruangsilp, Bhawan, contributer
Publisher: River Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9786167339924
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Politics and government; World War, 1914-1918; Thai Participation; Monuments; Foreign relations; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-318) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part One. Background and Neutrality: Siam in 1914 ; The phase of Siamese neutrality, 1914-17; title: Part Two. Siam at War, 1917-19: Siam declares war ; War in Siam ; War in Europe ; The Siamese Expeditionary Force ; Armistice: the Siamese occupation of Germany and victory celebrations in Europe ; Return of the S.E.F. and the grand victory celebrations; title: Part Three. Aftermath and Legacy: Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles ; Aftermath ; Remembrance and symbolism of World War I in Siam/Thailand; title: Conclusions.