Description
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.
Author: U S Department of the Army
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 08/01/2010
Series: US Army Survival
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781616080082
Language: English
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