Talk:Hitler's War
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[edit] Controversy
The article says the book is controversial, but doesn't say why. A summary of the controversy for those of us unfamiliar with it would be helpful. --Delirium 05:51, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
- I agree. Just saying it's controversial is WP:Peacock wording.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 18:22, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
Have not read, but I think it denies that the Holocaust took place. Drutt 11:24, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
I thought it said that the Holocaust happened, but that Hitler knew very little or nothing about it and certainly did not order it Franny-K 19:17, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
This artcle features a list of 'references' however none of these are referred to. Perhaps introduce a section titled: 'critcism of the book' and then use the references to highlight areas where criticism can be levelled. Wiwkipedia requires a neutral point of view presenting facts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kiehnm (talk • contribs) 07:47, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Why the controversy over Hitler's War
No, the first edition of Hitler's War in 1977 does not deny the Holocaust (through Irving in fact has denied the Holocaust, but that came later in the 1980s-1990s). The first edition of Hitler's War says that the Holocaust took place, but that Hitler did not know about it, at least not until 1943. The second edition, which was published in 1991, again does not deny the Holocaust, but plays down the genocide of the Jews in a number of small ways. For example, the second edition refuses to refer to death camps as death camps (which the first edition did). In a more general sense, Hitler's War is a controversial book because not only the book describe World War Two from the vanpoint of Hitler, but also goes to considerable lenghts to present Hitler in the best possible light.--A.S. Brown (talk) 06:25, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
