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The Preparatory Manual of Explosives, third edition is an invaluable reference manual covering the preparation and use of 166 of the most influential explosive compounds known to man. The book is also an excellent and powerful collection of over 175 years of explosives science. The Preparatory Manual of Explosives, third edition is a laboratory manual that has been broken down into "easy to understand" chapters starting with basic chemistry and laboratory techniques, then leading up to explosives dynamics and finally leading up to the preparation of the explosives themselves in detail. The Preparatory Manual of Explosives, third edition is an excellent reference book for anyone's book collection, and the book will enlighten the reader in the art of explosives chemistry and science.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 4 reviews)

100% Outstanding book. The best there is

The Preparatory Manual of Explosives is your one-stop for high quality explosives data and information. The book is full of excellent and detailed laboratory procedures for the preparation of over 160 of the worlds most widely used explosives. No other book that I know can compare to the exhaustive detail this book has. The book's chapters are arranged in specific order to give the reader a full description of the chemistry of explosives, laboratory techniques, reagents and solvents, intermediates, and explosives dynamics. Also, the book is very easy to understand, and was specifically designed for both chemists and non-chemists. The Preparatory Manual of Explosives is by far the best explosives book available, and I would recommend you checkout the authors other books, all of which contain exhaustive and precise information for every ones book collection. A super must have book for the chemist, non-chemist, amateur, pyrotechnician, and anyone with
just a curiosity to know.
April 29, 2008

Eh, not too impressed

Ok, it is encyclopedic in scope, there are thousands of compounds detailed here. My problem is that it's filled with instructions similar to this: now mix 300 grams of unicorn horn, prepared in the usual manner, with 15 grams of finely divided unobtainium, being careful not to defenestrate the mixture.
It is an interesting read, but most folks could lay hands on materials to mix up maybe five percent of the compounds listed, max. If you're a chemist this is a great book.
April 10, 2008

Excellent

This is an excellent reference text for organic chemists interested in the theoretical synthesis of energetic materials
February 25, 2008

The Preparatory Manual of Explosives, Third Edition

A great follow up to the 2nd edition which I have. The 3rd edition is expanded and has many new additions.
December 28, 2007

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