{"id":62717,"date":"2021-01-22T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=62717"},"modified":"2021-01-21T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T18:00:23","slug":"japans-only-pacific-ally-phibuns-thailand-ww2-biography-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/01\/22\/japans-only-pacific-ally-phibuns-thailand-ww2-biography-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s Only Pacific \u201cAlly\u201d \u2013 Phibun\u2019s Thailand \u2013 WW2 Biography Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b_4z1_ldBR4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 21 Jan 2021<\/p>\n<p>Thailand&#8217;s prime minister and de-facto dictator Plaek Phibunsongkhram imported European fascism, nationalism and militarism to his country. But when Japan&#8217;s threat to South-East Asia became imminent, Phibun didn&#8217;t know what to do. His story is one of utter indecisiveness and opportunism. <\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nBetween 2 Wars: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nSource list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nWritten by: Joram Appel<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Maria Kyhle<br \/>\nPost-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns<br \/>\nResearch by: Joram Appel<br \/>\nEdited by: Miki Cackowski<br \/>\nSound design: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nMap animations: Eastory (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/eastory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/eastory<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\nIWM HU 675<br \/>\nPortrait of Plaek Phibunsongkhram, courtesy of \u51af\u92ae\u62ab\u6c76  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=b_4z1_ldBR4&#038;event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1JCUlhYdVlKVlo1cUdJU2FUOVV1bjBqS0FGZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttOHdHMXI5a2dfVEdoblFMRnNVdERmOTM5Tk1tZGpEY1JhLXNFOG9yc2ozei0wS3k4dXVBS3B3OC14d1BWVGUxU0hSa3NyMjlmaENOQktRY3BhazVvRG9uQlZWUUhIS0g0eVJCVUd6cGFkRmRCeC00UQ%3D%3D&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3APiwenshongkanImage.jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nFrom the Noun Project: people by ProSymbols, tick by akash k<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from the Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\nJohannes Bornlof &#8211; &#8220;Deviation In Time&#8221;<br \/>\nPhilip Ayers &#8211; &#8220;Trapped in a Maze&#8221;<br \/>\nRannar Sillard &#8211; &#8220;March Of The Brave 4&#8221;<br \/>\nFabien Tell &#8211; &#8220;Last Point of Safe Return&#8221;<br \/>\nJohannes Bornlof &#8211; &#8220;The Inspector 4&#8221;<br \/>\nFarrell Wooten &#8211; &#8220;Blunt Object&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Archive by Screenocean\/Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-22-Japan\u2019s-Only-Pacific-\u201cAlly\u201d-\u2013-Phibun\u2019s-Thailand-\u2013-WW2-Biography-Special.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-22-Japan\u2019s-Only-Pacific-\u201cAlly\u201d-\u2013-Phibun\u2019s-Thailand-\u2013-WW2-Biography-Special-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-62719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-22-Japan\u2019s-Only-Pacific-\u201cAlly\u201d-\u2013-Phibun\u2019s-Thailand-\u2013-WW2-Biography-Special-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-22-Japan\u2019s-Only-Pacific-\u201cAlly\u201d-\u2013-Phibun\u2019s-Thailand-\u2013-WW2-Biography-Special-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-22-Japan\u2019s-Only-Pacific-\u201cAlly\u201d-\u2013-Phibun\u2019s-Thailand-\u2013-WW2-Biography-Special-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-22-Japan\u2019s-Only-Pacific-\u201cAlly\u201d-\u2013-Phibun\u2019s-Thailand-\u2013-WW2-Biography-Special.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 21 Jan 2021 Thailand&#8217;s prime minister and de-facto dictator Plaek Phibunsongkhram imported European fascism, nationalism and militarism to his country. But when Japan&#8217;s threat to South-East Asia became imminent, Phibun didn&#8217;t know what to do. His story is one of utter indecisiveness and opportunism. 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