ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə "ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ɹᵻvjˈuː", ɹˈɪtʃɚd bˈʌɾɚwˌɪk ɹˈoʊt ðˈæt: "dˈeɪviz ænd mˈʊɹhaʊs sˈɛt ˈaʊt tə pɹɪzˈɛnt ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə sˈɪɾi, ɐ mˈaɪkɹoʊkˌɑːzəm ʌv sˈɛntɹəl jˈʊɹɹəp, æz ˈiːvənhˌændᵻdli æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl, fɹˈiːɪŋ ɪt fɹʌmðə stɹˈeɪtdʒækɪts ʌv dʒˈɜːmən ænd pˈoʊlɪʃ nˈæʃənəlˌɪzəmz, ænd ɡˈɪvɪŋ dˈuː wˈeɪt tʊ ɪts dʒˈuːɪʃ ænd tʃˈɛk kəmpˈoʊnənts."
Writing in the "English Historical Review", Richard Butterwick wrote that: "Davies and Moorhouse set out to present the history of the city, a microcosm of Central Europe, as evenhandedly as possible, freeing it from the straitjackets of German and Polish nationalisms, and giving due weight to its Jewish and Czech components."