Free Thai Movement and Coordination Problems with the Allies (บทความรับเชิญ)

Abstract

Free Thai Movement, the biggest secretly movement in military and politic of Thai history, was settled to against Japan, Field Marshal Plaek Phibulsongkharm (Phibul) decided to join the Japan's Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and declared war on the United Kingdom and the United States. Free Thai Movement had coordinated for 1067 days to get the weapons from the Allies because it was inconvenience in coordination due to the secretly movement was the opponent of the government and Japan. In addition, the movement had trained 80,000 persons to be soldiers and agents after getting weapons and trainers for only 180 days until they were ready to against Japan. Fortunately, the war ended, because of Free Thai Movement, Thailand got off to be the loss incurred country and maintained independence.