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U.S. Army Explosives and Demolitions Handbook

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U.S. Army Explosives and Demolitions Handbook is an authoritative guide from the U.S. Department of the Army detailing the use of explosives for military demolitions. It covers types and characteristics of explosives, preparation and placement of charges, firing methods, and essential safety protocols. The handbook also addresses handling, storage, and transportation of explosives, as well as both deliberate and hasty demolition techniques applicable in various warfare scenarios.
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Military demolitions are the destruction by fire, water, explosive, and mechanical means of areas, structures, facilities, or materials to accomplish a military objective. The U.S. Army Explosives and Demolitions Handbook is a guide to the use of explosives in the destruction of military obstacles from the Department of the U.S. Army.

This guide includes information on types, characteristics, and uses of explosives and auxiliary equipment; preparation, placement, and firing of charges; safety precautions; handling, transportation, and storage of explosives; deliberate and hasty demolition methods; and much more.

Applicable to nuclear and nonnuclear warfare, and having offensive and defensive uses, the knowledge one will come away with from reading this handbook is invaluable.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781616080082

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 August 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 295g

Pages: 192

About the Author

The Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. Its mission is to fight and win our Nation' s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders.

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