David Irving - Can you trust ANYTHING he wrote?

Can you trust ANYTHING that David Irving wrote? In 1996, David Irving sued Deborah Lipstadt for libel (in the "Irving vs Penguin Books Ltd" trial) because Deborah Lipstadt had said Irving was a Holocaust Denier. Historian Richard Evans was called upon as an expert witness, and he examined Irving's works for two years, discovering many major factual errors in David Irving's works. Richard Evans came to the conclusion that Irving cannot even be classed as a 'historian', and says "not one sentence" in any of his speeches or written works can be trusted. Richard Evan's "Telling Lies About Hitler" presents a solid case against David Irving that casts serious doubt about every 'historical' text that Irving wrote, and this video presents 3 examples from Evan's brilliant book (this video is not a sponsored video, I genuinely think Evan's book is brilliant and you should get yourself a copy) that really should make you question the opinions of those who still promote Irving's works.

Holocaust deniers may continue to deny that the 'Final Solution to the Jewish Question' took place, but in actively distorting the evidence, they undermine their own cause. The term 'distorian' describes their 'writers' better than the term 'historian'.

And, in case it isn't blatantly obvious, I'm NOT a Fascist, NOT a Nazi, NOT a Marxist, and am NOT promoting said evil ideologies. This video is for educational and historical purposes, so that we may learn from the past and prevent it from repeating.

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📚 BIBLIOGRAPHY / SOURCES 📚

Evans, R. “In Defence of History.” Granta Books, Kindle.
Evans, R. "Telling Lies About Hitler: The Holocaust, History and the David Irving Trial." Verso, 2002.
Irving, D. "Hitler's War:1939-1942." PAPERMAC 1983.
Irving, D. "Hitler's War:1942-1945." PAPERMAC 1983.
Lipstadt, D. "Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory." Penguin Books, 2016.
Rees, L. "The Holocaust: A New History." Penguin Books, 2017.
Seidel, G. "The Holocaust Denial: Antisemitism, Racism, & the New Right." Beyond the Pale Collective, 1986.
Shermer, M. Grobman, A. "Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It?" University of California Press, 2009.
Steinbacher, S. "Auschwitz: A History." Penguin Books, 2005.

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History isn’t as boring as some people think, and my goal is to get people talking about it. I also want to dispel the myths and distortions that ruin our perception of the past by asking a simple question - “But is this really the case?”. I have a 2:1 Degree in History and a passion for early 20th Century conflicts (mainly WW2). I’m therefore approaching this like I would an academic essay. Lots of sources, quotes, references and so on. Only the truth will do.

This video is discussing events or concepts that are academic, educational and historical in nature. This video is for informational purposes and was created so we may better understand the past and learn from the mistakes others have made.

[TheImperatorKnight]

Edit: A lot of comments are being auto-hidden by YouTube. I've just approved a bunch now. I'm NOT the one deleting your comments.

Fact 1: There are ~196 countries in the world.

Fact 2: Holocaust Denialism is only illegal in ~17 countries. Most of these countries are European because Europe never embraced Classical Liberalism (of the John Locke variety: free speech, free markets, free trade etc).

Fact 3: Both Richard Evans and Deborah Lipstadt, as well as many historians (including myself), oppose laws against Holocaust Denialism because they don’t work and just give ammunition to the deniers.

[docvaliant]

If you have laws against questioning history then that leads to more questions. It’s very suspect behavior.

[realolivertwisted]

He was considered one of the world’s greatest historians whose research was impeccable until he questioned a certain narrative. Just a €ohen cidence I’m sure.

[nodarkthings]

We're so lucky to have the freedom to criticise Irving without the threat of jail. Imagine if questioning his ideas was prohibited by law.

[stillpist]

“It says here in this history book that luckily, the good guys have won every single time. What are the odds?” -Norm MacDonald

[tomislavschicklgruber]

If YouTube banned all his videos he’s must be talking truth

[godefroybaudricourt]

If you want to know who is really in power, find out who you cannot question

[neilchandavarkar]

It’s interesting that Irving was considered a respected writer/historian, backed by respected publishing houses like St Martin’s Press, until he started talking about the Holocaust. Most of his writings on the war itself are based on primary evidence, plenty of which he himself uncovered, or memoirs. He doesn’t cite other books, which irritates the history club. Adam Tooze in Wages of Destruction, said that UNFORTUNATELY, there was still no better source on the rise and fall of the German Air Force than Irving’s book. He also wrote that the Nazi top brass was in fact not pleased with Kristallnacht because of the insurance payments and foreign exchange that would be lost to replace the broken glass with imports.

[jneo]

Ask yourself who you’re not allowed to criticize

[boomer]

An interesting tidbit is that everyone thought Irving was an excellent historian, until he wrote the book on Hitler. After that, pariah.

[philipbrailey]

Since most of his stuff has been deleted by YouTube and also the videos of the sceptics have been deleted. How can we judge for ourselves.

[vespasianflavius]

Why is it that almost all videos regarding Mr. Irving have the comments disabled? What others Historians in the last 20 years have been put in jail for their opinions?

[mrsuperger]

I've read that Irving was highly respected and revered by his academic peers as an historian until he started writing on the Holocaust.? Is this true.?

[cardboardcapeii]

Bro I’m sure you can take 100 small mistakes (like the reason a party officer took off his badge before smashing up a shop) from other historians. This doesn’t reduce Irving’s credibility.

[radupascariu]

Basically you are saying trust Richard Evans not David Irving...

[Jackthesmilingblack]

Keep in mind that Churchill's book "The History of the Second War" does not mention the Holocaust.

[unapologeticallywhite]

The only historical event that your not allowed to debate, investigate or deny.

[FulhamboyH]

How can you be jailed for questioning something 🤔

[kidsoxoxox]

If Youtube banned him then I trust him.

[jasonobrien]

We need a Ministry or Truth to tell us what we are allowed to believe.