Written by a rocket propulsion expert, this book gives an account of the liquid propellant rocket engine field. This book includes information on the early pioneers, amateur rocket societies, evolution of hardware components, investigations of different liquid propellants, reorganizations of key companies, and the principal areas of application.

Liquid propellant rocket engines have propelled all the manned space flights, all the space vehicles flying to the planets or deep space, virtually all satellites, and the majority of medium range or intercontinental range ballistic missiles.