Rob Griffin (1)

The convoluted story of how the Conqueror came into (short) existence. A few jarring typos mar this excellent technical history of the tank and its numerous proposed and two production variants.

Rather more than just a technical study, though there is plenty of nuts-and-bolts detail, what Griffin especially brings to this story is his ability to capture the flavor of the time when these vehicals were deployed. If I have to mark this book down for anything, it's that Griffin occasionally adopts a flippantly dismissive tone that I'm not sure is always appropriate to the subject matter, even if I sort of agree with the point being made.