This survey is an attempt to relate in a concise form why the Treaty was signed, what it means, how the machinery, both civil and military, for implementing its terms has been evolved, how that machinery works and what has been accomplished in the first five years of the Alliance - from 1949 until July 1954.
A handbook for the 50th anniversary of the Treaty, The NATO Handbook is issued by the NATO Office of Information and Press as a reference book on the Alliance and on Alliance polices.
A guide and fact book which explains what the Treaty is, what the treaty does, the history of the alliance and structure and functioning of the organization.
A handbook detailing the North Atlantic Treaty, an analysis of the Treaty, the development of the alliance and its purpose and the structure of the organization.