https://irving.video/videos/watch/c207eb1d-4e61-49bd-a972-f1229f941531 OverviewA lecture delivered at an Institute for Historical Review (IHR) conference in which David Irving discusses Winston Churchill and American entry into the Second World War. The speech includes Irving's account of his evolving views on Holocaust historiography following his testimony at the 1988 Ernst Zündel trial in Toronto, where he states he adopted a revisionist position on extermination accounts. Topics coveredIrving's early career and publication history, including The Destruction of Dresden and Hitler's War 00:00:01, The ADL blacklisting campaign against Irving and suppression of his published works 00:03:04, Irving's testimony at the Ernst Zündel trial and his stated shift on Holocaust extermination narratives 00:05:03, Fred Leuchter's forensic report on Auschwitz and its influence on Irving's historical reassessment 00:06:05, A memorandum by Chaim Weizmann concerning Zionist leverage over Churchill and American entry into World War II 00:07:01, Anecdote of Irving's speaking engagement in Hamburg interrupted by a snowstorm, street fight, and audience death 00:10:01, Key momentsIrving describes his experience testifying in the Zündel trial, stating he announced to the courtroom that he had "changed his mind about the Holocaust extermination story" and would revise statements made in Hitler's War 00:06:05, Irving recounts a speaking engagement in Hamburg where a snowball fight outside plate-glass windows distracted his audience, followed by a man collapsing and dying at a table in front of him 00:10:01, Irving expresses admiration for Fred Leuchter's willingness to submit concrete evidence to scientific testing, noting "if it was in our power to award some kind of medal, I'm sure we'd all want to award it to that kind of man" 00:12:01, SourceRecorded at an Institute for Historical Review conference, likely in the late 1980s (post-April 1988 Zündel trial testimony). The audience consisted of conference attendees at what appears to have been a formal dinner event. The recording was produced and preserved by the IHR, an organization associated with historical revisionism. 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 02:08:13 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/c207eb1d-4e61-49bd-a972-f1229f941531 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.