Frank McCann

[6] A famous Brazilianist, he wrote the book Soldiers of the Pátria,[7][8] about the mentality and internal politics of the Brazilian Army during the formative period after the Paraguayan War and the proclamation of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo by Getúlio Vargas in 1937.

In addition to a reference bibliography, Frank McCann has also published several periodicals and was invited to write chapters in books, generally aimed at the Brazilian Expeditionary Force.

Although they had little preparation and served under foreign command, against a combat-experienced enemy, the "Smoking Cobras," as the FEB was nicknamed, had shown, as one of their songs put it, the "fiber of the Brazilian army" and the "grandeza de nossa gente" [greatness of our people]."

[13][14] Other lesser-known books include Modern Brazil: Elites and Masses in Historical Perspective, co-authored with Michael L. Conniff, and A Nação Armada: Ensaios sobre a História do Exército Brasileiro.

[4] The Brazilian government recognized his commitment to the study of the country, conferring on him the titles of Commander of the Order of Rio Branco (1987) and the Medalha do Pacificador (Peacemaker Medal, 1995).