https://irving.video/videos/watch/f9ac55ff-f267-4aee-b7c8-b8fff5af3ab7 OverviewA three-minute television interview in which historian David Irving discusses his publishing career, methodology, and major works. Irving explains his decision to establish Focal Point Publications, defends his approach to historical research based on primary documents, and outlines his multi-volume Churchill biography and his book on Adolf Hitler. Topics coveredFounding of Focal Point Publications and reasons for independent publishing 00:00:15, Irving's historical methodology and use of primary source documents 00:00:35, Criticism and characterization of his work 00:00:50, Three-volume Churchill biography: research access and archival work 00:01:10, Production and design advantages of independent publishing 00:02:15, Hitler's War: research sources and interviews with historical figures 00:02:35, Hitler photographs and documentary evidence 00:03:00, Key momentsIrving describes founding Focal Point as a "lifeboat" after established publishers faced pressure over his work 00:00:20, On his methodology: "I write what I find. I write what I call real history" and "based on the original records...without any political input" 00:00:40, Irving notes he spent 30 years interviewing Hitler's private secretaries, adjutants, and field marshals, and located Hitler's doctor's private diaries 00:02:45, SourceRecorded for C-SPAN BookTV in May 2002. The interviewer is identified as Amy in the closing exchange. Broadcast as part of C-SPAN's weekend programming of non-fiction authors and book discussions. 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 02:07:07 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/f9ac55ff-f267-4aee-b7c8-b8fff5af3ab7 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.