A Soldiers Handbook, Volume 1: Explosives Operations, is a compilation and collection of explosives data taken from numerous sources including The Preparatory Manual of Explosives, and US Army Field Manuals. The book is designed to aid the US soldier in the operations of various explosives systems used by the US military and other nations along with familiarization with explosives operations including demolitions, explosives dynamics, explosives chemistry, and explosives munitions. The book is a complete collection of explosives information and data and will help the reader understand how explosives are used and their effects.