For over 60 years the British Army's centre for military vehicle design, development and testing at Chertsey, on Chobham Common, was responsible for the introduction of British military vehicles, including the iconic Centurion, Chieftain and Challenger main battle tanks. Although they were never used for their intended purpose on the plains of north-west Germany, these vehicles proved their worth in British operations in Korea, Bosnia, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as in the hands of many other forces around the world. In Chobham Armour, military vehicle and equipment expert William Suttie draws extensively on official MOD reports and documentation to give a comprehensive account of the vehicles developed at Chertsey that formed the backbone of the Cold War British Army. Book jacket.