The Rise and Fall of the Holy Roman Empire: From ... (ISBN 1413754732)

Don't buy this book:
First off, the reviewers who praise this must not be used to reading nonfiction. This book presents an incredibly biased interpretation of history, lacks footnotes, contains numerous factual errors, and, perhaps worst of all, has not been edited. The spelling and grammatical errors contained within are the type that would be shocking in even a rough draft, much less a polished finished product. Do not buy this to learn anything about the Medieval or early Modern Empire. Although no one-volume work exists to cover the entire history of the Holy Roman Empire, vastly superior works on individual periods and emperors can be easily found. If the book's price weren't so low, I'd return it.

The worst ever:
I am a history fan, when I saw this book with the title of HOLY ROMAN EMPÝRE I think that this book is gorgeous. But when I start to read this book I understand that the author is a fundamentalist. For history lovers and the ones who want to learn history with a right perspective DONT READ THÝS BOOK.Even 1 Dolar is much for this

Shockingly poor:
Awful book. It looks like a really bad draft of an expanded MA dissertation. Spelling mistakes that would make a 15 year old cringe page after page, a very narrow and skewed view of history. The author insisted that the book was fact-driven; rather, it was driven by skewed interpretations of selective facts. This book really gives proper academia a bad name. Awful.

Don't Be Fooled:
Like others, I was looking for a history of the Holy Roman Empire. Like others, I was fooled into thinking this was that history. Please do not be fooled. Please read the other one-star reviews. This is without doubt one of the worst books I have ever tried to read. Everything the other one-star reviews say is true, so I won't repeat them. Just don't buy this book.

Very disappointing:
The Rise and Fall of the Holy Roman Empire: From Charlemagne to Napoleon This book is a great disappointment. Because of the poor / non-existent editing, numerous misspelling, and the incorrect use of terms (e.g., discussions that become "mute", I question the accuracy of the research. I feel "robbed" of the purchase price. References and comparisons to current situations and modern figures (e.g., Clinton) are inappropriate and distracting. I recommend to anyone interested in the Holy Roman Empire or the period to look elsewhere for a more professional work.