THE ENCYCLOPEDIA COVERS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: (1) MILITARY AND INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSIVES, EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITIONS, PROPELLANTS, AND PYROTECHNIC COMPOSITIONS; (2) EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITIONS OTHER THAN MILITARY OR INDUSTRIAL; (3) ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES FOR THE MORE COMMON COMPOSITIONS; (4) COMPOUNDS WHICH MAY EXPLODE BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF PLOSOPHORIC GROUPS; (5) AMMUNITION ITEMS; (6) CALIBERS OF WEAPONS AND PROJECTILES; (7) BRIEF DEFINITIONS OF ORDNANCE TERMS; AND (8) NAMES OF SCIENTISTS WHO HAVE MADE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FIELD. A LIST OF BOOKS ON EXPLOSIVES AND PROPELLANTS IS PROVIDED, WHICH SUPPLEMENTS LISTS GIVEN IN VOLUMES 1 THROUGH 5 OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA. ALTERNATIVE NAMES OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ARE CROSS-REFERENCED, AND IF A COMPOUND OR TEST IS DESCRIBED IN FOREIGN-LANGUAGE LITERATURE, ITS FOREIGN NAME IS GIVEN. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS VOLUME INCLUDE: FLAME THROWERS; FIRE; PHYSICAL TESTS AND ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES FOR EXPLOSIVES; FLUORINE AND DERIVATIVES; AND FRENCH DYNAMITES. LISTS OF TABLES, FIGURES, AND ILLUSTRATIONS ARE PROVIDED. FOR VOLUMES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 7, RESPECTIVELY, SEE NCJ 02852, 00601, 00600, 45094, 45095, AND 45097. (VDA)