Frank McCann

Francis Daniel McCann (December 15, 1938 – April 2, 2021), better known as Frank McCann, was a historian, and an American Brazilianist expert in Brazilian military history. He was a professor emeritus at the University of New Hampshire.

Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), he was called "a great American and a great friend of Brazil".

Military Brazilianist Generalleutnant Otto Fretter-Pico (left) surrendering to General Olímpio Falconière da Cunha (center) of the Brazilian 1st Infantry Division. A famous Brazilianist, he wrote the book Soldiers of the Pátria, 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.

Frank also wrote another great work, the book Aliança Brasil-Estados Unidos 1937-1945, studying the relations between Brazil and the United States. Among these various contributions is the last chapter in the 3rd edition (revised and enlarged) of the book A Luta dos Pracinhas: A FEB 50 anos depois - uma visão crítica (The Fight of the Pracinhas: FEB 50 years later - a critical view), by Joel Silveira and Tassilo Mitke. In his journal Brazil and World War II: The Forgotten Ally. What did you do in the war, Zé Carioca?, 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.