The Devil's Discus by Rayne Kruger - 1964-01-01

Hong Kong: DMP Publications, 2009. A fascinating investigation into the dramatic demise of Ananda, the European born and educated heir to the Siamese crown. Ananda returned to Thailand in 1945, at the conclusion of WWII, at the tender age of 20, to assume his royal role, yet only six months later was discovered dead in the palace of a gunshot wound. Following a painfully extended investigation and trial, three palace aides were convicted and executed for regicide, and one of Thailand's brightest and most promising politicians, implicated in the 'crime' was driven into exile. Author Kruger, who had unprecedented access to members of the inner circle of the Thai royal family (although these contacts had to remain unidentified), drew the conclusion that Ananda's death was most probably an 'accidental suicide'. Thus it appears that the sad, most likely accidental, death of the young king was exploited for the purposes of a political vendetta, and that three innocent victims were… Read More

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Paperback / softback. New.

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Hong Kong: DMP Publications A fascinating investigation into the dramatic demise of Ananda, the European born and educated heir to the Siamese crown. Ananda returned to Thailand in 1945, at the conclusion of WWII, at the tender age of 20, to assume his royal role, yet only six months later was discovered dead in the palace of a gunshot wound. Following a painfully extended investigation and trial, three palace aides were convicted and executed for regicide, and one of Thailand's brightest and most promising politicians, implicated in the 'crime' was driven into exile. Author Kruger, who had unprecedented access to members of the inner circle of the Thai royal family (although these contacts had to remain unidentified), drew the conclusion that Ananda's death was most probably an 'accidental suicide'. Thus it appears that the sad, most likely accidental, death of the young king was exploited for the purposes of a political vendetta, and that three innocent victims were executed… Read More

Dmp Publications. hardcover. New. 5x0x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

London: Cassell & Company, 1964. First Thus. Paper Back. Very Good. Proof in light blue wraps with silk ribbon.

Minor wear. VG. Textual illustrations. Zoology n.p. n.p. [1967] orig. wrappers 24x15cm, 140 pp., Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht doctoral dissertation. With 2 folding leaves and 5 maps [inserted]

Cassell, 1964. Ex Library with a few marks: Dewy decimal sticker on bottom of spine, library sticker on inside front cover, acetate cover on dustjacket, taped down. Dust jacket is clipped. Red hardcover. Text is very clean. Foredges are slightly darkened. Black and white photo of some temple? in Siam, with a parading colour guard. Red title, green author. Some scuffing on the acetate that is protecting the jacket. Any picture found beside this listing may NOT actually be a picture of this book but a stock photo used by the listing site. 3 R's Used Books and Hannelore Headley Old & Fine Books, Inc. are committed to saving the trees one leaf at a time.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Good+/Very Good.