https://irving.video/videos/watch/9039f8b1-54e3-4db9-9669-aa098ca65827 OverviewA television debate recorded in Melbourne in the late 1980s between historian David Irving and Robert Mann, senior lecturer in politics at La Trobe University. The discussion centres on Irving's historical claims regarding Adolf Hitler's knowledge of and responsibility for the Holocaust, with Mann challenging Irving's documentary interpretations and evidential standards. Topics coveredIrving's claims that Hitler issued orders to protect Jews, based on wartime documents 00:01:01, The absence of written orders from Hitler explicitly authorizing the Holocaust 00:02:02, Eyewitness and post-war testimony from Nazi officials including Himmler and Rudolf Höss 00:03:00, Irving's $1,000 (or £1,000) prize offer for wartime evidence of Hitler's knowledge 00:04:05, The authenticity and reliability of memoirs and diaries as historical evidence 00:05:00, Comparison of the Holocaust to other mass atrocities and the question of documentary proof 00:06:01, Irving's public engagements with Holocaust denial groups and his legal history 00:08:00, Key momentsIrving states: "without Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust, as it's now called, the State of Israel might even now very well not exist. In this respect, of course, Hitler did the Jews a great service" 00:00:01, Mann responds to Irving's claim that Hitler protected Jews: "It's one of the most absurd statements that any person who calls himself a historian has ever made" 00:01:01, Irving proposes the "Richard Nixon complex"—that Hitler may have said "do the job, but don't let me find out"—as an explanation for lack of documentary evidence 00:07:00, SourceRecorded in Melbourne, Australia, on Australian television in the late 1980s. The interview features Irving in dialogue with Robert Mann, a La Trobe University academic, moderated by a television host. The original broadcaster is not identified in the available metadata. About this archive: irving.video preserves the lectures, interviews, and TV appearances of historian David Irving. All videos are captioned, every transcript is searchable. Books at irvingbooks.com. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:07:05 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://irving.video https://irving.video/lazy-static/avatars/217f0272-12b9-4650-9c50-a2b60755061b.jpg https://irving.video/videos/watch/9039f8b1-54e3-4db9-9669-aa098ca65827 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.