Good books on the Chieftain series?

[Peter Browne]

Any recommendations?

 

I have been eyeing this one:

 

Chieftain Main Battle Tank

Development and Active Service from Prototype to Mk.11

By: Robert Griffin

[Kingsman]

The Haynes book is surprisingly informative.

[cmatthewbacon]

10 hours ago, Das Abteilung said:

The Haynes book is surprisingly informative.

 

It is, and especially good value if you bought it for £4 in the Works...

 

Richard Kent's "Chieftain: Britain's Flawed Masterpiece" (a Mushroom Model Publication) is also good, especially as walkaround modelling reference.

 

Notably, all three mentioned so far were written by people who served in Chieftains...

 

best,

M.

[Richard E]

Robert Griffin's Kagero book on the Chieftain is a very useful and well written reference.  If I could offer a second slightly "left of field" suggestion: Chieftains by Bob Forrest-Webb, although it's a work of fiction it tells the story of a Soviet attack on Europe, primarily through the eyes of a Chieftain Tank crew.

[sandsmodels]

photosniper do one on the chieftain

[cmatthewbacon]

35 minutes ago, sandsmodels said:

photosniper do one on the chieftain

That’s the Kagero book by Robert Griffin mentioned above…

best,

M.