Jon Wise is a freelance researcher, based in the UK.

With very broad appeal and many pertinent lessons, I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in naval diplomacy, South America or British shipbuilding. I would actually go so far as to say that it should be recommended reading for every APT(S) CO, all Defence Attaches serving in South America and all naval officers appointed to UKTI. I would similarly hope that the libraries at both Dartmouth and Shrivenham will be stocked with ample copies. -- Jonathan Lett, Cdr RN The Naval Review

• Introduction: The Royal Navy in South America1. Naval involvement in peacetime foreign relations and the Case of South America 2. The case for a Royal Navy presence in South America in the 1920s3. A Case Study: the 'high point' of the Anglo-Chilean naval association, 1925-33 4. Winners and Losers: South American naval export sales and the effects of arms limitation in the 1930s5. Success in the face of international opposition, 1945-656. A Comparative Study: the fate of the United States' post-war defence plan for South America, 1945-65 7. The revitalisation of British naval relations with South America, 1961-698. Supporting British foreign policy in a new era9. Epitaph and LegacyGlossary of termsBibliography Index

Jon Wise is a freelance researcher, based in the UK.

With very broad appeal and many pertinent lessons, I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in naval diplomacy, South America or British shipbuilding. I would actually go so far as to say that it should be recommended reading for every APT(S) CO, all Defence Attaches serving in South America and all naval officers appointed to UKTI. I would similarly hope that the libraries at both Dartmouth and Shrivenham will be stocked with ample copies. -- Jonathan Lett, Cdr RN The Naval Review

• Introduction: The Royal Navy in South America1. Naval involvement in peacetime foreign relations and the Case of South America 2. The case for a Royal Navy presence in South America in the 1920s3. A Case Study: the 'high point' of the Anglo-Chilean naval association, 1925-33 4. Winners and Losers: South American naval export sales and the effects of arms limitation in the 1930s5. Success in the face of international opposition, 1945-656. A Comparative Study: the fate of the United States' post-war defence plan for South America, 1945-65 7. The revitalisation of British naval relations with South America, 1961-698. Supporting British foreign policy in a new era9. Epitaph and LegacyGlossary of termsBibliography Index

Jon Wise is a freelance researcher, based in the UK.

With very broad appeal and many pertinent lessons, I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in naval diplomacy, South America or British shipbuilding. I would actually go so far as to say that it should be recommended reading for every APT(S) CO, all Defence Attaches serving in South America and all naval officers appointed to UKTI. I would similarly hope that the libraries at both Dartmouth and Shrivenham will be stocked with ample copies. -- Jonathan Lett, Cdr RN The Naval Review

• Introduction: The Royal Navy in South America1. Naval involvement in peacetime foreign relations and the Case of South America 2. The case for a Royal Navy presence in South America in the 1920s3. A Case Study: the 'high point' of the Anglo-Chilean naval association, 1925-33 4. Winners and Losers: South American naval export sales and the effects of arms limitation in the 1930s5. Success in the face of international opposition, 1945-656. A Comparative Study: the fate of the United States' post-war defence plan for South America, 1945-65 7. The revitalisation of British naval relations with South America, 1961-698. Supporting British foreign policy in a new era9. Epitaph and LegacyGlossary of termsBibliography Index