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For a Greater Realm: The Royal Thai Army at War 1940-1945, Volume 1. Warwick: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1804512098. Jayanama, Direk (2008). Thailand and World War II. Chiang Mai: Silk Worm Books. ISBN 978-9749511336. Jowett, Philip (2020). Japan's Asian Allies 1941–45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1472836960
Map of the history of Thailand's boundary, 1940, showing claimed lost territories.Versions of the map were widely distributed to advance the Pan-Thaiist ideology. Pan-Thaiism (otherwise known as Pan-Taiism, the pan-Thai movement, etc.) is an ideology that flourished in Thailand during the 1930s and 1940s.
Consolidated B-24 Liberators in formation. Allied bombing raids on the Thai capital city of Bangkok began even before Thailand had declared war, since the Empire of Japan was using the country as a staging area for its invasions of both Malaya and Burma, with the reluctant agreement of the Thai government after Japan's successful invasion of the southeast Asian country on 8 December 1941.
Another "indiscriminate bombing and strafing" of a railroad killed 400 civilians and 50 Thai soldiers on 2 April. [17] On 7 April, American airplanes attacked Don Muang airfield, destroying several craft of the Thai Air Force, including two that had just landed with the commander of the Phayap Army, the Thai force then occupying part of Burma. [17]
The Franco-Thai War (October 1940 – 28 January 1941, Thai: กรณีพิพาทอินโดจีน, romanized: Karani Phiphat Indochin; French: Guerre franco-thaïlandaise) was fought between Thailand and Vichy France over certain areas of French Indochina.
Pages in category "Military history of Thailand during World War II" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Thailand entered World War II in October 1940, initially against Vichy French forces in the Franco-Thai War. But Japan intervened and forced the Thai government to align with Axis forces; relations with Japan remained tense until the end of the war. This page lists military equipment used during the Franco-Thai War, Malaya and Burma campaign as ...
Thailand portal; History portal; ... Thailand in World War II (4 C, 14 P, 1 F) Pages in category "1940s in Thailand"