“ALLIANCE FOR PEACE“ 1951 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION PROMO FILM NATO COLD WAR 25214

Love our channel? Support us on Patreon: Consider becoming a channel member Produced by NATO and the Signal Photographic Service of the U.S. Army, this black & white film is about the formation of NATO and its importance in the defense of the free world. Copyright 1951. The film features a score by William Alwyn. The film dates from the time when Gen. Dwight Eisenhower was supreme commander of NATO (1950-52), a post he left in order to run for President of the United States. Opening: NATO presents Alliance for Peace (:07-:47). Edward R. Murrow narrates. On a road near Paris, the flags of twelve nations can be seen. Men enter the NATO headquarters building. Flashback to WWII: Soviet and U.S. Army troops meet up and shake hands with one another. The War in Europe is over. V-E Day celebrations. Wrecked buildings and images of destruction. Men return home. A soldier returns to civilian life and tries on a hat. Europe rebuilds. Farmers in th