History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier [Paperback]

In her acclaimed 1993 bookDenying the Holocaust, Deborah Lipstadt called putative WWII historian David Irving one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial. A prolific author of books on Nazi Germany who has claimed that more people died in Ted Kennedy's car at Chappaquiddick than in the gas chambers at Auschwitz, Irving responded by filing a libel lawsuit in the United Kingdom -- where the burden of proof lies on the defendant, not on the plaintiff. At stake were not only the reputations of two historians but the record of history itself.

A fascinating and meritorious work of legaland moralhistory.Powerful&. No one who cares about historical truth, freedom of speech or the Holocaust will avoid a sense of triumph.Lipstadt gives a detailed account of the trial that never loses its suspense, readability or momentum. Or humor.Fascinating.... [Lipstadt] takes us into the moment and produces a courtroom drama as enthralling as any fictional one.Deborah Lipstadt is writing for us. And for the ages.History on Trial is not the first book about the case....But Lipstadts story is more personal, compelling and intriguing.A well-paced, expertly detailed and fascinating account of the trial process.Immensely readable&. History on Trial restores ones faith in the power of good scholarship.A compelling book, History on Trial is memoir and courtroom drama, a work of historical and legal import. Resonant.Compelling&. Lipstadts vigorous account is a window into a Jewish community still grappling with the loss of 6 million souls.