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Brazil : the fortunes of war : World War II and the making of modern Brazil / Neill Lochery ; designed by Pauline Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lochery, Neill, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vargas, Getúlio, 1883-1954.
- Vargas, Getúlio.
- World War, 1939-1945--Brazil.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Brazil--Strategic aspects.
- Brazil.
- Brazil--Politics and government--1930-1945.
- Brazil--Foreign relations--1930-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (377 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Basic Books, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1939, Brazil seemed a world away from the chaos overtaking Europe. Yet despite its bucolic reputation as a distant land of palm trees and pristine beaches, Brazil's natural resources and proximity to the United States made it strategically invaluable to both the Allies and the Axis alike. As acclaimed historian Neill Lochery reveals in The Fortunes of War, Brazil's wily dictator Getúlio Dornelles Vargas keenly understood his country's importance, and played both sides of the escalating global conflict off against each other, gaining trade concessions, weapons shipments, and imme
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; Prologue: The Good Neighbor; PART ONE: PRELUDE TO WAR; 1. The Key; 2. The Left Eye of Vargas; PART TWO: BRAZILIAN NEUTRALITY; 3. Dangerous Games; 4. A Shot Across the Bow; 5. Discordant Allies; 6. Escape from Rio; 7. Deepening Ties and Widening Divides; PART THREE: SLIPPING TOWARD WAR; 8. Right Behind You; 9. Welles Checks Out and Welles Checks In; 10. A Question of Succession; PART FOUR: BRAZIL GOES TO WAR; 11. The Decision; 12. Lights Out Over Rio; 13. The Dinner Party; PART FIVE: BRAZIL'S ACTIVE PARTICIPATION; 14. Late Arrivals; 15. The Promise
- 16. A Farewell to Aranha17. The Challenge; PART SIX: POSTWAR BLUES; 18. The Exit; 19. The Final Act; Epilogue: The Legacy; Acknowledgments; Photo Credits; Bibliography; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-465-08070-7
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