The Hoax of the Twentieth Century

The Hoax of the Twentieth Century
First edition
AuthorArthur Butz
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherHistorical Review Press
Publication date
1975
Publication placeUnited Kingdom

The Hoax of the Twentieth Century: The Case Against the Presumed Extermination of European Jewry is a book by Northwestern University electrical engineering professor and Holocaust denier Arthur Butz. The book was originally published in 1975[1] in the United Kingdom by Anthony Hancock’s Historical Review Press,[2] known as a Holocaust denial publisher. An antisemitic work,[3][4][5] it has been influential in the Holocaust denial movement.[6]

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