Offers a grandstand view of news events as they unfolded – the coronation of Rama IX, the suppression of Communism, the Vietnam War era, the October 1973 uprising, economic booms, great sporting moments, cultural firsts, unforgettable tragedies – and quirky aspects of daily life that just happened to make the headlines. This is history made alive. The book features more than 2,400 news stories and more than 2,000 illustrations, drawn from various Thai newspaper, magazine and archival resources. Covering 64 eventful years of Thai history from 1946 to 2009, readers will recapture old memories and become eyewitnesses to the events that have made Thailand what it is today.

Text: William Warren
Editor-in-chief: Nicholas Grossman
ISBN: 978-981-4217-12-5