NATO 1948: the birth of the transatlantic Alliance

Introduction: the isolationist tradition, 1800-1947

"The speech": 22 January 1948

The Brussels Pact: 17 March 1948

The Vandenberg Resolution: 11 June 1948

The "exploratory" talks: July-September 1948

The Western Union defense organization: 1948-1949

The hiatus: September-December 1948

Toward the treaty of Washington, January-April 1949

The relevance of NATO in the post-Cold War Era.