https://irving.video/videos/watch/ba7a9271-8e7b-4e2f-9299-bc483a2af325 About this recordingA wide-ranging lecture linking the Allied air war, Winston Churchill's wartime leadership and Rudolf Hess's 1941 flight to Britain. Irving draws on strategic records, private papers and later testimony to argue that bombing policy and rejected peace possibilities should be studied together. The recording brings several recurring themes of his research into one sustained address. Topics and themesBritish and Allied air-raid policy, Churchill's role in strategic bombing decisions, Rudolf Hess's flight and proposed peace mission, Private papers, command records and witness accounts, Irving's interpretation of lost opportunities for negotiation, Archive detailsFormat: Lecture, Source label: David Irving – Air Raids, Churchill, Rudolf Hess.mp4, Technical record: 480 × 360; runtime 1:20:50; source file 209.1 MiB, Accession: Focal Point Publications server holdings, 21 July 2026, Archive contextThis recording is preserved as a primary-source document. The description summarises what appears in the programme and does not endorse or independently verify claims made by its participants. Explore: complete catalogue · search available transcripts · books and editions Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:47:13 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/ba7a9271-8e7b-4e2f-9299-bc483a2af325 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.