David Irving

There’s a fine line between being a controversial historian and being a straight-up revisionist hack—and David Irving tap-danced across it in steel-toe boots.

Once considered a rising star in the world of WWII history, Irving torched his own credibility when he slid from revisionism into outright Holocaust denial, transforming himself from a respected author into a pariah of the academic world.

In this episode of Lesser Known People, we dig into David Irving’s career, how he went from historian to Holocaust denier, and how his ego-driven downfall led to one of the most satisfying courtroom smackdowns in history.