Powder and Propellants: Energetic Materials at Indian Head, Maryland, 1890-2001, Second Edition

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Revised and up to date, that is the story of the U.S. Navy’s premier facility for research, development, testing, and evaluation of “full of life materials,” the chemical compounds used in gun and rocket propellants in addition to in aircraft cockpit ejection seats. To begin with charged to support 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 Lend a hand Takeoff (JATO), Zuni, Talos, and Polaris rockets and missiles.

First published in 1990 as a private publication for the Navy, Powder and Propellants is now to be had again as a revised and expanded second edition, with a new chapter at the institution’s last decade. Those inquisitive about military history, technology, and government institutional history will find this book invaluable.

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