Facsimile of 1958 ed. with corrections. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. The modern explosives industry -- Ch. 2. Modern instrumentation and methods -- Ch. 3. Velocity of propagation of ideal and nonideal detonation waves -- Ch. 4. Thermohydrodynamic theory and mechanism of detonation -- Ch. 5. Detonation wave shape and density properties -- Ch. 6. Reaction rates in detonation -- Ch. 7. Ionization, electrical, magnetic, and electromagnetic phenomena accompanying detonation -- Ch. 8. Initiation of explosive deflagration and detonation -- Ch. 9. Compressive and elastic properties of solids under explosive attack -- Ch. 10. Principals of shaped charges -- Ch. 11. Explosion properties and blasting action of high explosives -- Ch. 12. Products of detonation in explosion and detonation states -- Ch. 13. Shock waves in gaseous and condensed media -- Ch. 14. Damage potential of air and ground blast waves -- Appendices I-III.