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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : McCann, Frank D. (1938-....)
Titre(s) : Brazil and the United States during World War II and its aftermath [Texte imprimé] : negotiating alliance and balancing giants / Frank D. McCann
Publication : Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVIII-318 p.) : ill. ; 22 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Sujet(s) : Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) -- Histoire diplomatique
Relations extérieures -- Brésil -- États-Unis -- 1900-1945
Relations extérieures -- Brésil -- États-Unis -- 1945-1990
Histoire militaire -- Brésil -- 1900-1945
Histoire militaire -- États-Unis -- 1900-1945
Indice(s) Dewey :
940.532 273 (23e éd.) = Guerre mondiale 1939-1945 - Histoire diplomatique - Alliés - États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783319929101. - ISBN 3319929100. - ISBN 9783319929095 (erroné). - ISBN 3319929097
(erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45590595s
Notice n° :
FRBNF45590595
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : A relationship of unbalanced giants ; Pre-war fears and explorations ; Search for
mutual benefits ; Brazil's options narrow ; Decision to fight ; The Brazilian expeditionary
force : the smoking cobras ; Post-Wold War disappointment ; Cold wind from the east.