David Irving

David John Cawdell Irving (born March 24, 1938) describes himself as a self-taught historian who, from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, was a leading British author on World War II with works such as Hitler?s War and The Destruction of Dresden. Irving is also one of the most accomplished and successful proponents of Holocaust denial. In the mid-1980s, he started openly associating with neo-Nazi and extremist groups, and his reputation began to wane. In the late 1990s, he sued the prominent Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt for having listed him as a Holocaust denier in her book Denying the Holocaust. After a much publicized trial, Irving lost the case and was found to be a Holocaust denier by the court.

Related Topics:
March 24 - 1938 - Self-taught - Historian - British - World War II - Holocaust denial - Neo-Nazi - Holocaust - Deborah Lipstadt

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Among Holocaust deniers, Irving is perhaps the only one who for some time managed to maintain the reputation of a serious, if controversial, historian. He is considered an icon by many in the Holocaust denial camp. Since the Lipstadt trial verdict, he has fought an increasingly isolated battle against mainstream historical accounts of the Holocaust, and has been barred from entering several countries.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~