TIK
Published 29 Jun 2020
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.
The FULL list of all my sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/…
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ABOUT TIK 📝
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.
