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This book has a high quality feel
and the Author Steven Vale was also responsible for the
DVD titles in the 'Massive Machines' series. These
titles have been previously reviewed and are indexed
here.
The content of this book is about very large
earthmoving machines which the author has seen in most
of the countries of what used to be classed as Western
Europe. In fact the book is organised in chapters
by country. Usefully there is a machine list at
the end of the book which lists the machines discussed
in each of the chapters. However a full machine
index in machine order would have been more user
friendly. As it is there is a very large range of
machines included from all the major manufacturers, and
a few smaller makers too.
The text style is authoritative and friendly, with
plenty of facts and figures about the machines. A
nice touch is the occasional references to and quotes
from the operators of the machines or plant managers which gives the
content a human angle. For many readers the photos
will be the main reason for buying the book and it does
not disappoint in this regard. There are over 400
photos and the vast majority are relevant and high
quality.
The author has also included a postscript chapter to
bring the book right up to date as at July 2011 and this
is a thoughtful touch.
It is easy to highly recommend this book and anyone with
an interest in major earthmoving equipment will find it
interesting. It stands alone as a good reference
work, but is also a good companion to Steven Vale's DVD
series.
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