The Siamese Revolution 1932
"The New Siam in the Making by M. Sivaram, White Lotus 2025.
The book is written by a Thai journalist who was present through the 4 years of time presented in the book. Despite his Press credentials, the author seems enraptured by events and questions some ideas while not others. He ultimately is very positive towards all events. He down plays Pridi's Communism, Phabon's Fascism and the King's reservations towards the whole revolution. Towards the end of the book weak defenses of the Revolution are made and new connections to 1930's Japan is seen as normal.
Overall, it would seem the narrator is unreliable. But he displays insight into the Thai physche at the time.
What we see is the beginning of multipolar polirical ideas acting out at the same time, within the same organization. The Pridi / Phibhun rivalry begins under the author's nose. This rivalry would dominate Thailand for 20 years and would leave deep scars.
This picture in time is a look at what was to come.