Both DeFoor's and neurotex's reviews are correct. The title is misleading because it overreaches the actual content of the book. A more accurate title would be "An Introduction to Aeronautical and Aerospace Pyrotechnics," and the reader should note that the book was published in 1974. A reasonable place to begin, and also historically interesting.
Two short passages from the author's introduction illustrate the actual scope of the book:
Today, pyrotechnics find extensive applications in spacecraft, aircraft and underwater vehicle systems, and also in production methods, for example for metal forming, cladding, and riveting.
It is recommended to use this handbook together with the book "Military and Civilian Pyrotechnics" by Dr. Herbert Ellern, published by the Chemical Publishing Company, which contains more detailed information about the properties and production of pyrotechnic materials and an extensive manufacturing formulary.