{"product_id":"treatise-on-service-explosives-1907-war-office-9781783312726","title":"Treatise on Service Explosives 1907","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an official British Army treatise on explosives used by the armed services at the time published in 1907 by the War Office. Illustrated throughout with technical drawings, diagrams and tables, it instructs the reader on the causes and properties of explosive substances, together with an exposition of their manufacture. The book begins with an account of the oldest explosive substance known to man - gunpowder - invented by the Chinese in antiquity and widely used in Europe from the late Middle Ages. We are given a history of gunpowder, a description of its properties and manufacture and its use in warfare. Part Two of the book concerns guncotton, Nitro-glycerine and Cordite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e War Office\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783312726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783312726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Naval \u0026amp; Military Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.25h x 6.63w x 0.50d","brand":"War Office","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065815544063,"sku":"9781783312726","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_589441cc-e86e-4f2b-9163-fd717acc31b3.jpg?v=1768677466","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/treatise-on-service-explosives-1907-war-office-9781783312726","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}