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The article focuses on the city of Marseilles in France. A brief historical background on the city is presented. It includes data on the population in the city which indicates how the status of great European port was achieved. French statesmen introduced a plan to abandon colonialism.

The article focuses on the American military camp built in Palatinate, Germany. The broad highway is groaning under military might, some which is the infrastructure of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and mostly from the U.S. Army and Air Force. This is an implication that the U.S. is the number one power in free Europe. Furthermore, the first time since 1945, American ground and air forces are back in harmony with the geography of the continent.

The article focuses on the industrial operations in the historic Rhine River. The river flows between Western Europe's two vast and priceless mineral deposits, iron ore and coal, the two vital ingredients in forging the steel which is the structural basis of modern industrial civilization. In its prewar heyday, the river moved the staggering total of 90 million tons of barge traffic per annum. In this year, 1949, the total traffic on the river is forecasted to hit about 50 million tons.

The article discusses the role of atomic superweapons in the defense of Europe. According to the author, career officers of the U.S. Army unanimously agree to three propositions in regard to war. The soldiers have felt that the best deployment of atomic weapons is to gather them inside flankless islands.