Concrete Tank: One Man's War Against a Town

Marvin Heemeyer was a skilled welder in Granby, Colorado, who felt wronged by the local government. After a zoning dispute destroyed his muffler shop business and fines piled up, he decided he had nothing left to lose. He didn't hire a lawyer; he bought a Komatsu bulldozer. "The Concrete Tank" tells the story of the "Killdozer."

For 18 months, Heemeyer secretly modified the bulldozer in his shed, encasing it in layers of steel and concrete that made it impervious to small arms fire and even ...