Prem Tinsulanonda
Soldier & Statesman
William Warren

Format: Hardback 179 pages
Date of publication: 1997
Publisher: M.L. Tridosyuth Devakul
ISBN: 9789748958088

General Prem Tinsulanonda - เปรม ติณสูลานนท์ - is a retired Thai military officer who served as Prime Minister of Thailand between 1980 and 1988. He now serves as chief advisor to the King of Thailand.

Soldier, Prime Minister, and Statesman, Prem Tinsulanonda played a central role in Thai life for many years. Nevertheless, he remains a somewhat enigmatic figure to many, different not only from most other soldiers but also from politicians.

This book, which attempts to look at the man behind the reputation, has been written with his cooperation and often in his own words.

It traces his life from his youth in Songkhla to eight years as leader of the nation in Government House and afterward, offering both historical perspective for a foreign reader and also the principal events in one of the most remarkable Thai careers.

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This is a really good, short read.

It’s accessible and provides a brief outline of one of Thailand’s political heavy weights although Warren fails to offer much analysis or criticism of Prem as a soldier, politician and Prime Minister.

Probably only now available in second hand bookshops in Thailand.