wˈɪnfɹid ˈɜːɡæŋ, dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə hˈɜːdɚɹ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt mˈɑːɹbɜːɡ, kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd ðə bˈʊk fɚɹə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv tˈɛknɪkəl dˈiːfɛkts ænd ˈiːvən fˈæktʃuːəl ˈɛɹɚz, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪnðə sˈɛkʃənz ɐbˌaʊt mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz ænd ðə hˈæbsbɜːɡ ˈiəɹə.
Winfried Irgang, director of the Herder Institute Marburg, criticized the book for a number of technical defects and even factual errors, especially in the sections about Middle Ages and the Habsburg era.