> The book was also wildly controversial for its assessments of the capacity of Germany to pay the reparations demanded by the victorious Allied powers. I don'

> The book was also wildly controversial for its assessments of the capacity of Germany to pay the reparations demanded by the victorious Allied powers. I don't think it's helpful for a review to make these kind of oblique references. It would be more helpful to tell the reader what that assessment was. I won't attribute intent to the author, but it comes across as though the review is only intended to be read by people who have already read the book.