This is not a history; there is little to nothing about the human experience of creating and using explosives, it’s all just a chemist going off about his favorite bang-bangs. 

I received an eARC from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Boom! The Chemistry and History of Explosives was exactly what it was advertised to be – historically accurate (at least to my knowledge) and pretty fun to read! If you like history and chemistry, this will be up your alley!