Sin embargo, el legado de Irving es complejo. Mientras que algunos autores han reconocido su contribución a la historiografía de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, otros han expresado su desacuerdo con sus interpretaciones y metodología. La controversia en torno a sus obras ha estimulado un debate continuo sobre la naturaleza de la historia y la responsabilidad de los historiadores en la interpretación de los hechos.
David Irving was born in 1938 in London, England. He began his career as a journalist and later became a historian, publishing several books on World War II. However, his work has been marred by controversy, and he has been accused of being a Holocaust denier and a promoter of anti-Semitic views. Irving's writings have been widely criticized by scholars, and his reputation as a historian has been severely damaged.