2. The Course

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Vargas' Brazil 11
7. 2. The Course 49
8. 3. Sigma and Swastika 77
9. 4. Security of the Western Hemisphere 106
10. 5. Toward Approximation 123
11. 6. The Open Door 148
12. 7. Crisis and Uncertainty 176
13. 8. Airlines and Bases 213
14. 9. An Uncertain Alliance 240
15. 10. No Turning Back 259
16. 11. Politics and Policy 291
17. 12. The Cobra's Pipe 343
18. 13. War and Development 378
19. 14. The Smoking Cobras 403
20. 15. End of an Era 443
21. Note on Sources and Supplementary Bibliography 487
22. Index 509