{"product_id":"powder-and-propellants-rodney-p-carlisle-9781574411492","title":"Powder and Propellants: Energetic Materials at Indian Head, Maryland, 1890-2001, Second Edition","description":"Revised and updated, this is the story of the U.S. Navy's premier facility for research, development, testing, and evaluation of \"energetic materials,\" the chemical compounds used in gun and rocket propellants as well as in aircraft cockpit ejection seats. Initially charged to improve the penetrating power of warheads against steel armor, Indian Head became the proving grounds for testing guns, propellant powder, shells, mounts, and armor, notably the manufacture and testing of Jet Assist Takeoff (JATO), Zuni, Talos, and Polaris rockets and missiles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1990 as a private publication for the Navy, \u003ci\u003ePowder and Propellants\u003c\/i\u003e is now available again as a revised and expanded second edition, with a new chapter on the institution's last decade. Those interested in military history, technology, and government institutional history will find this book invaluable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodney P. Carlisle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1574411497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574411492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.50h x 7.32w x 1.17d","brand":"Rodney P. Carlisle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088580096255,"sku":"9781574411492","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f5e09da-1e06-4d03-a221-cd90365188d8.jpg?v=1769105558","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/powder-and-propellants-rodney-p-carlisle-9781574411492","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}