Chieftain by Rob Griffin
Chieftain was the British Army's first true main battle tank. Designed in the mid 1950's to replace the ageing fleet of Conqueror and Centurion tanks, it became the mainstay of the Tank Corps until its own replacement by Challenger in the 1980's. The vehicle was subject of some poor publicity in its lifetime but the author shows that this was undeserved and Chieftain was, in fact, one of the greatest tanks of all time. The book offers the full design and developement history of the Chieftain, including detailed specifications, and covers all of the Chieftain's variants and its second-line use.
Rob Griffin spent nearly twenty-five years on Chieftain, most of this service being spent with the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. He is a keen modeller in most scales and has written articles for many magazines including Military Modelling and Military in Scale. His previous book for Crowood was Conqueror [publication 1999].
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861264381 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861264380 |
| Title | Chieftain |
| Author | Rob Griffin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-09-28 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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