While the first part explains the notion of a military coup d'état and the military's role in Thai politics, the second part is devoted to the previous military coups; starting with the 1932 Siamese revolution of 1932 when Thailand became a constitutional monarchy, and ending with the military coup in 2014.
Í öðrum kaflanum verður í grófum dráttum farið yfir fyrri valdarán landsins; þ.e. allt frá árinu 1932 þegar bylting átti sér stað sem leiddi til þess að Taíland tók upp þingbundna konungsstjórn, auk valdaránsins árið 2014.