Index/People/Richard J. Evans

Richard J. Evans

British historian (born 1947)

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Oct 14, 2025
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Was Hitler a bad person?

Adjudicating whether Adolf Hitler was “a bad person” is not a matter of opinion but of historical record: , and historians and reference works consistently identify these acts as morally and legally c...

Nov 27, 2025
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What are David Irving's most influential publications and how do they promote Holocaust denial?

David Irving is best known for books such as Hitler's War and numerous World War II–related titles that brought him public attention and later legal and scholarly condemnation for systematic distortio...

Dec 11, 2025
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How did the 2000 libel trial Irving v. Lipstadt expose David Irving's historical methods and claims?

The 2000 libel trial Irving v. Lipstadt publicly demonstrated that David Irving repeatedly distorted evidence, manipulated documents, and rewrote Hitler’s role in the Holocaust — findings spelled out ...

Nov 15, 2025

Which books or documentaries promote the Hitler escape theory and how have historians evaluated them?

Books and TV documentaries that promote the theory that Hitler escaped Berlin and lived in South America include Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler (book and 2014 docudrama) and TV series such as H...

Oct 19, 2025

What are the historical implications of comparing modern military strategy to Hitler's generals?

Comparing modern military strategy to compresses a complex historical debate about competence, doctrine, and political control into a powerful moral analogy that can mislead policy analysis and public...

Jan 10, 2026

Which historians or scholars have publicly compared turning point usa to nazi germany, and what are their credentials?

A targeted search of the provided reporting finds prominent historians who have publicly compared aspects of contemporary American politics—especially the Trump era and far‑right movements—to 1930s Ge...

Dec 11, 2025

What legal strategies did Deborah Lipstadt use to expose Irving's historical methods in the libel case?

Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin defended a 1996 libel suit by David Irving by choosing the justification defense and assembling legal and scholarly teams to prove Irving “for his own ideological reasons ...

Oct 17, 2025

hitler war links

The central claim under scrutiny—phrased as “hitler war links”—appears to conflate Hitler’s political placement and his connections to war planning; the material provided shows no evidence supporting ...

Oct 15, 2025

What evidence exists of Hitler's direct involvement in the Holocaust?

Adolf Hitler’s is contested in emphasis among historians and repositories, but the assembled materials show converging lines of evidence: Hitler’s anti‑Jewish speeches and writings, wartime proclamati...