Title
Reynolds, E. Bruce
Date Updated
2-16-2020
Department
History
Academic Rank
Professor Emeritus
Year Retired from SJSU
2018
SelectedWorks Profile Page
Educational Background
University of Central Missouri (formerly Central Missouri State) , Mass Comm./History, B.S./M.A., 1969/1977
University of Hawaii at Manoa, History, Ph.D., 1988
Dissertation Title
Ambivalent Allies: Japan & Thailand, 1941-1945
Teaching Experience
San Jose State University, 1988-2018
Administrative and Professional Experience
Department Chair 1995-1999
Service
Director East Asian Materials & Resources Center (EARMARC) (1990-2019)
Selected Publications
SINGLE-AUTHOR BOOKS:
Thailand's Secret War: OSS, SOE and the Free Thai Underground during World War II. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, January 2005.
Thailand and Japan's Southern Advance. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994.
EDITED BOOK:
Japan in the Fascist Era. New York: Palgrave, 2004.
BOOK CHAPTERS:
"History, Memory, Compensation and Reconciliation: The Abuse of Labor on the Thailand-Burma Railway" in Paul H. Kratoska, ed., Asian Labor in the Wartime Japanese Empire: Unknown Histories. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2005.
"Peculiar Characteristics: The Japanese Political System in the Fascist Era" in E. Bruce Reynolds, ed., Japan in the Fascist Era. New York: Palgrave, 2004.
"The Indian Community and the Indian Independence Movement in Thailand During World War II" in Paul H. Kratoska, ed., Southeast Asian Minorities in the Wartime Japanese Empire. London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2002.
"From Anomaly to Model: Thailand's Role in Japan's Shifting Asian Strategy, 1941-1943" in Peter Duus, Ramon H. Myers and Mark R. Peattie, eds., The Japanese Wartime Empire. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996.
"The Opening Wedge: The OSS in Thailand" in George C. Chalou, ed., The Secrets War. Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1992.
"Imperial Japan's Cultural Program in Thailand" in Grant K. Goodman, ed., Japanese Cultural Policies in Southeast Asia During World War 2. New York: St. Martin Press, 1991.
"General Nakamura Aketo—A Khaki-clad Diplomat in Wartime Thailand" in E. Bruce Reynolds and Chaiwat Khamchoo, eds., Thai-Japanese Relations in Historical Perspective. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Institute for Asian Studies, 1988.
"American Missionaries in Nineteenth Century Thailand" in Hans H. Indorf, ed., Thailand-American Relations. Singapore: Executive Publications, 1982.
JOURNAL ARTICLES:
"Surrender in Singapore: A Multinational Perspective," World War II Quarterly 6:1 (2009).
"Phibun Songkhram and Thai Nationalism in the Fascist Era," European Journal of East Asian Studies 3:1 (2004).
"Staying Behind in Bangkok: The OSS and American Intelligence in Postwar Thailand," Journal of Intelligence History 2:2 (2002).
"Failed Endeavours: Chinese Efforts to Gain Political Influence in Thailand during World War II," Intelligence and National Security 16:4 (2001).
"'International Orphans': The Chinese in Thailand During World War II," Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 28:2 (1997).
"Japan and World War II: Detour Through a Dark Valley," Relevance 6:1 (1997).
"Aftermath of Alliance: The Wartime Legacy in Thai-Japanese Relations," Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 16:2 (1989).
"The Yenan Path to Moscow: A Dead-end in Japan's desperation Diplomacy," Journal of International Studies (Institute of International Relations, Sophia University, Tokyo) 19 (1987).
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Personal Commentary
My current research project focuses on three missionary families from Wisconsin, the Porter, Smiths and Pecks, and their experiences in late 19th century China.