MMP Books 58297 Chieftain: Britain's Flawed Masterpiece 2 EN is a unique English-language publication dedicated to modelers, military historians, and enthusiasts of British armored vehicles. This A4-format book, spanning 184 fully colored pages, presents a detailed and accurate documentation of the Chieftain FV4201 tank – the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the Cold War era.

This title explores in depth the history of its development, variants, combat use, and daily life of the crews of this powerful machine. Inside, you'll find a complete chronology of the tank's evolution, from Centurion modernization initiatives and innovative solutions like the sloped hull silhouette and semi-reclined driver's position, all the way to its adoption by the British Army. The publication explains how these changes provided the Chieftain with thickly sloped armor and a reduced profile, improving battlefield survivability.

• Service period: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s (Cold War)
• User countries: United Kingdom, Middle Eastern nations (e.g., Iran, Jordan, Oman)
• Employment: the tank took part in training exercises as well as real-world conflicts, including the Iran–Iraq War
• Contents: unique, never-before-published photographs, color profiles, scale plans (useful for modeling and reconstruction), descriptions of rare variants
• Detailed accounts: crew experiences, anecdotes, and British humor straight from the tank compartments
• Category: modeling book / non-fiction literature for modelers
• Material: high-quality printing on coated paper, fully in color

This title is not only a compendium of technical and practical knowledge, but also an invaluable source of inspiration for modelers designing British tanks in 1/35, 1/72, and 1/48 scales. Thanks to professional photographs and diagrams, the book enables proper model enhancement and faithful reconstruction of details.

Highly recommended for all advanced and intermediate modelers (difficulty level 1/5 – the job is to use the book as a reference), historians, and hobbyists interested in 20th-century military equipment as well as collectors of military literature.