Denying the Holocaust

Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory is a 1993 book by the historian Deborah Lipstadt, in which the author discusses the Holocaust denial movement. Lipstadt named British writer David Irving as a Holocaust denier, leading him to sue her unsuccessfully for libel (see Irving v Penguin Books Ltd). She gives a detailed explanation of how people came to deny the Holocaust or claim that it was vastly exaggerated by the Jews.

This article is about the book by Deborah Lipstadt. For the phenomenon, see Holocaust denial.
Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory
Cover of the first edition
AuthorDeborah Lipstadt
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHolocaust denial
Published1993
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
ISBN978-0452272743
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