https://irving.video/videos/watch/e30e192e-5215-4d8f-a558-4c7e5725f048 About this recordingA compact historical commentary linking the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War with the diplomatic and propaganda setting of the 1939 war over Poland. Irving uses the two episodes to discuss atrocity reporting, responsibility and the way emblematic events become part of a wider argument about the origins of war. The recording is an excerpt rather than a complete lecture. Topics and themesThe bombing of Guernica and its place in wartime memory, Propaganda, casualty claims and contemporary reporting, The European diplomatic crisis over Poland in 1939, Responsibility for escalation and the outbreak of war, The use of documentary evidence to reassess familiar narratives, Archive detailsFormat: Excerpt, Source label: Irving_-_Guernica__war_with_Poland.mp4, Technical record: 480 × 270; runtime 10:00; source file 36.7 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 22:46:34 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/e30e192e-5215-4d8f-a558-4c7e5725f048 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.