Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and Boobytraps
A Comprehensive Field Guide
James B. Crippin(Author)
CRC Press
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2021
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-4398-1650-9 (ISBN)
Description
Enhanced with more than 100 illustrations and photographs, Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and Boobytraps: A Comprehensive Field Guide is designed to help increase the survivability of encounters with these weapons of war. The book examines their identification, detection, and avoidance, as well as the theory behind their operation. It explores current trends in IED deployment, their use in Iraq against military and civilian personnel, and their use in other parts of the world. It also covers wounding effects associated with IEDs and other explosive devices. Tables provide information on explosive detonation velocities, evacuation distances, blast damage estimations, blast pressure effects on structures, and blast pressure effects on people.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
150 s/w Abbildungen
150 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4398-1650-9 (9781439816509)
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Person
James Crippin is the Director of the Western Forensic Law Enforcement Training Center in Pueblo, Colorado.
Content
IEDs explained. Explosions. Types of Explosives. Types of IEDs. IED Deployment. IED Detection. Current Trends in IED use.