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The Resource Brazil and the United States during World War II and its aftermath : negotiating alliance and balancing giants, Frank D. McCann

Brazil and the United States during World War II and its aftermath : negotiating alliance and balancing giants, Frank D. McCann

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The military alliance between the United States and Brazil played a critical role in the outcome of World War II, and yet it is largely overlooked in historiography of the war. In this definitive account, Frank McCann investigates Brazilian-American military relations from the 1930s through the years after the alliance ended in 1977. The two countries emerge as imbalanced giants with often divergent objectives and expectations. They nevertheless managed to form the Brazilian Expeditionary Force and a fighter squadron that fought in Italy under American command, making Brazil the only Latin American country to commit troops to the war. With the establishment of the US Air Force base in Natal, Northeast Brazil become a vital staging area for air traffic supplying Allied forces in the Middle East and Asian theaters. McCann deftly analyzes newly opened Brazilian archives and declassified American intelligence files to offer a more nuanced account of how this alliance changed the course of World War II, and how the relationship deteriorated in the aftermath of the war
Language
eng
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1 online resource.
Contents
  • Intro; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; Chapter 1: A Relationship of Unbalanced Giants; Similarities and Differences; Between the World Wars; World War II Alliance with the United States; Chapter 2: Pre-war Fears and Explorations; Brazilian Military Prior to Outbreak of War; American Fears and Brazilian Neutrality; Chiefs of Staff George Marshall and Góes Monteiro Exchange Visits; Neutrality and Cooperation; Vargas Sought Not to Alienate Germany; Chapter 3: Search for Mutual Benefits; Armaments Key to Brazilian Cooperation
  • "One More Good-Will Mission and Brazil Will Declare War on the U.S.A."Inaction and Distrust; Joint Planning Amidst Uncertainty; The Northeast Became Even More Strategically Important; Chapter 4: Brazil's Options Narrow; Inter-American Conference at Rio de Janeiro (January 1942); Rio Conference, January 1942; Worries About Argentina; Axis Submarine Attacks Brought the War to Brazil; Army Dissatisfaction with Ambassador Caffery; Lack of Confidence in Brazilian Arms; Political-Military Accord, May 1942; Then the Unexpected Happened; Chapter 5: Decision to Fight
  • Brazil and the United States Became AlliesOperation Brazil and Lone Wolf U-507 1942; August 1942 Disaster on the Coast of Sergipe and Bahia; Brazil Goes to War, August 1942; The Idea of a Brazilian Expeditionary Force; Natal Conference: Roosevelt and Vargas, January 1943; Chapter 6: The Brazilian Expeditionary Force: The Smoking Cobras; Reorganizing the Brazilian Army for War; Organization and Commitment of the Expeditionary Force; Performance of the Expeditionary Force; Chapter 7: Post-World War Disappointment; Military Staff Negotiations; American Military Views; No Occupation Role
  • The Pacific WarVargas Overthrow; Chapter 8: Cold Wind from the East; Petroleum Development and Korean War; 1952 Political-Military Accord; Post-Vargas Era Relations; Castro Era; 1964 Coup and After: Dominican Republic and Vietnam; No Longer Allies But Still Friends?; The Last American; Index
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9783319929101
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Brazil and the United States during World War II and its aftermath : negotiating alliance and balancing giants
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Brazil and the United States during World War II and its aftermath
Title remainder
negotiating alliance and balancing giants
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Frank D. McCann
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
The military alliance between the United States and Brazil played a critical role in the outcome of World War II, and yet it is largely overlooked in historiography of the war. In this definitive account, Frank McCann investigates Brazilian-American military relations from the 1930s through the years after the alliance ended in 1977. The two countries emerge as imbalanced giants with often divergent objectives and expectations. They nevertheless managed to form the Brazilian Expeditionary Force and a fighter squadron that fought in Italy under American command, making Brazil the only Latin American country to commit troops to the war. With the establishment of the US Air Force base in Natal, Northeast Brazil become a vital staging area for air traffic supplying Allied forces in the Middle East and Asian theaters. McCann deftly analyzes newly opened Brazilian archives and declassified American intelligence files to offer a more nuanced account of how this alliance changed the course of World War II, and how the relationship deteriorated in the aftermath of the war
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McCann, Frank D
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327.73084
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index present
LC call number
E183.8.B6
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non fiction
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  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • Brazil
  • United States
  • Brazil
  • United States
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
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Brazil and the United States during World War II and its aftermath : negotiating alliance and balancing giants, Frank D. McCann
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
  • Intro; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; Chapter 1: A Relationship of Unbalanced Giants; Similarities and Differences; Between the World Wars; World War II Alliance with the United States; Chapter 2: Pre-war Fears and Explorations; Brazilian Military Prior to Outbreak of War; American Fears and Brazilian Neutrality; Chiefs of Staff George Marshall and Góes Monteiro Exchange Visits; Neutrality and Cooperation; Vargas Sought Not to Alienate Germany; Chapter 3: Search for Mutual Benefits; Armaments Key to Brazilian Cooperation
  • "One More Good-Will Mission and Brazil Will Declare War on the U.S.A."Inaction and Distrust; Joint Planning Amidst Uncertainty; The Northeast Became Even More Strategically Important; Chapter 4: Brazil's Options Narrow; Inter-American Conference at Rio de Janeiro (January 1942); Rio Conference, January 1942; Worries About Argentina; Axis Submarine Attacks Brought the War to Brazil; Army Dissatisfaction with Ambassador Caffery; Lack of Confidence in Brazilian Arms; Political-Military Accord, May 1942; Then the Unexpected Happened; Chapter 5: Decision to Fight
  • Brazil and the United States Became AlliesOperation Brazil and Lone Wolf U-507 1942; August 1942 Disaster on the Coast of Sergipe and Bahia; Brazil Goes to War, August 1942; The Idea of a Brazilian Expeditionary Force; Natal Conference: Roosevelt and Vargas, January 1943; Chapter 6: The Brazilian Expeditionary Force: The Smoking Cobras; Reorganizing the Brazilian Army for War; Organization and Commitment of the Expeditionary Force; Performance of the Expeditionary Force; Chapter 7: Post-World War Disappointment; Military Staff Negotiations; American Military Views; No Occupation Role
  • The Pacific WarVargas Overthrow; Chapter 8: Cold Wind from the East; Petroleum Development and Korean War; 1952 Political-Military Accord; Post-Vargas Era Relations; Castro Era; 1964 Coup and After: Dominican Republic and Vietnam; No Longer Allies But Still Friends?; The Last American; Index
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9783319929101
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  • (OCoLC)1050110391
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Brazil and the United States during World War II and its aftermath : negotiating alliance and balancing giants, Frank D. McCann
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Intro; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; Chapter 1: A Relationship of Unbalanced Giants; Similarities and Differences; Between the World Wars; World War II Alliance with the United States; Chapter 2: Pre-war Fears and Explorations; Brazilian Military Prior to Outbreak of War; American Fears and Brazilian Neutrality; Chiefs of Staff George Marshall and Góes Monteiro Exchange Visits; Neutrality and Cooperation; Vargas Sought Not to Alienate Germany; Chapter 3: Search for Mutual Benefits; Armaments Key to Brazilian Cooperation
  • "One More Good-Will Mission and Brazil Will Declare War on the U.S.A."Inaction and Distrust; Joint Planning Amidst Uncertainty; The Northeast Became Even More Strategically Important; Chapter 4: Brazil's Options Narrow; Inter-American Conference at Rio de Janeiro (January 1942); Rio Conference, January 1942; Worries About Argentina; Axis Submarine Attacks Brought the War to Brazil; Army Dissatisfaction with Ambassador Caffery; Lack of Confidence in Brazilian Arms; Political-Military Accord, May 1942; Then the Unexpected Happened; Chapter 5: Decision to Fight
  • Brazil and the United States Became AlliesOperation Brazil and Lone Wolf U-507 1942; August 1942 Disaster on the Coast of Sergipe and Bahia; Brazil Goes to War, August 1942; The Idea of a Brazilian Expeditionary Force; Natal Conference: Roosevelt and Vargas, January 1943; Chapter 6: The Brazilian Expeditionary Force: The Smoking Cobras; Reorganizing the Brazilian Army for War; Organization and Commitment of the Expeditionary Force; Performance of the Expeditionary Force; Chapter 7: Post-World War Disappointment; Military Staff Negotiations; American Military Views; No Occupation Role
  • The Pacific WarVargas Overthrow; Chapter 8: Cold Wind from the East; Petroleum Development and Korean War; 1952 Political-Military Accord; Post-Vargas Era Relations; Castro Era; 1964 Coup and After: Dominican Republic and Vietnam; No Longer Allies But Still Friends?; The Last American; Index
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1 online resource.
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unknown
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online
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9783319929101
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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not applicable
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Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • on1050110391
  • (OCoLC)1050110391

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