The Last Siamese: Heroes in War and Peace tells the life stories of 12 exceptional characters from Thailand or Siam between the 1900s and 1960s. Engaging and rich in detail, they are tales full of adventure, courage and adversity, offering lessons in leadership, resolve and unselfishness. Among them are profiles of So Sethabutra, a political prisoner in the 1930s who spent his time in captivity writing Thailand's first Thai-English dictionary; Khamsing Srinawk, a provocative writer from the countryside who sought exile in Sweden; Colonel Vicha Dhitavadhana, whose military career led him to work for the Nazis; and Prince Bira, the debonair Grand Prix racing champion.
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Dimensions: 130 x 198mm
Publication Date: 01 Nov 2019
Publisher: Talisman Publishing
Publication City/Country: Singapore
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789811435973
About TEDDY SPHA PALASTHIRA
Having served in the diplomatic service completed a long career in advertising taught as a Professor of Global Marketing Communications at the Missouri School of Journalism and recently recognized as an honorary Barrister-at-Law at Middle Temple London from where he graduated a long time ago Teddy Spha Palastira is now into his fourth career as a writer. He has written two books on the topic of advertising during the 20th century and has since written Addresses in 2010 the story of his wartime childhood in Europe followed by the first edition of this book in 2013 The Siamese Trail of Ho Chi Minh in 2016 and Ode to Manuela of Trento in 2018. He is now working on three new titles.