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In 1999, renowned right‑wing historian David Irving sued Penguin Books for libel, alleging he had been wrongly branded a Holocaust denier in a biography by American scholar Deborah Lipstadt. The case, which unfolded in British courts, brought into sharp focus the legal and scholarly confrontations over the Holocaust narrative. Irving, known for his provocative claims—denying the existence of gas chambers at Auschwitz and a systematic mass murder of Jews—represented himself, while the court was presided over by Judge Charles Gray. The proceedings featured key figures such as solicitor Anthony Julius, Penguin’s barrister Richard Rampton, and historian Richard Evans, who spent extensive hours questioning Irving’s scholarship. Through full access to the courtroom, historian D. D. Guttenplan presents a balanced yet penetrating portrait of Irving and the complex legal battle. The book extends beyond the trial to examine the wider controversy over Holocaust denial, the necessity of defending historical truth, and the role of legal jurisprudence in confronting revisionist narratives.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: D. D. Guttenplan
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