Introduction -- The return of the military to leadership after World War II -- The triumvirate (1948-1957) -- The search for the political legitimacy -- Implementation of the Sarit system: modernization and the impingement of international political forces -- The roles of the bureaucracy and monarchy in the Sarit system -- Conclusion

1. Thailand -- Politics and government -- 1945-1988
2. Thailand -- Politics and government -- 1988-
3. Sarit Thanarat
4. 1908-1963