Based on a True Story

Today we're continuing our look at the historical accuracy of Band of Brothers as we cover episodes six and seven while Easy Company is in Bastogne. We'll wrap up the series in our next episode of Based on a True Story.Episodes we're covering today:6. Bastogne7. The Breaking PointLearn more about Marty's work D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion: https://links.boatspodcast.com/183ddayphoto Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy: https://links.boatspodcast.com/183the507th Watch Marty on What on Earth? https://links.boatspodcast.com/183whatonearth Find Strange Evidence on TV: https://links.boatspodcast.com/183strangeevidence Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/19cc6301-ceb7-4e68-ab78-ee25bc7fd401 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/183 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 6th, 2021 is the 77th anniversary of D-Day. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. So, today we'll kick off a 3-part miniseries of our own where we cover Band of Brothers with World War II historian and author Marty Morgan.Episodes we're covering today:1. Currahee2. Day of Days3. Carentan4. Replacements5. CrossroadsLearn more about Marty's work D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion: https://links.boatspodcast.com/182ddayphoto Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy: https://links.boatspodcast.com/182the507th Watch Marty on What on Earth? https://links.boatspodcast.com/182whatonearth Find Strange Evidence on TV: https://links.boatspodcast.com/182strangeevidence Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/cee09d82-6108-4801-8976-a9a5b927239e Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/182 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we'll learn about the historical accuracy of 2003's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Helping us separate fact from fiction is Gordon Laco, who was the Lead Technical Advisor and Historical Consultant for the movie.Learn more about Gordon's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/181guestDid you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/dddda3a6-a986-4dc7-b8fb-f05413186bdb Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/181 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2003's The Last Samurai we learn the story of Captain Nathan Algren, an American soldier who travels to Japan to train the early Imperial Japanese Army to fight off a rebellion against the Emperor. How much of it actually happened? That's what we'll look at in this episode. Dr. Brian Dirck joins us again to separate fact from fiction in the film. Dr. Dirck is a Professor of History at Anderson University.Learn more about the true story with Brian's books The Black Heavens: Abraham Lincoln and Death: https://links.boatspodcast.com/180blackheavens Lincoln and the Constitution: https://links.boatspodcast.com/180constitution Lincoln the Lawyer: https://links.boatspodcast.com/180lawyer Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/6b9514d2-db8d-48e1-b28a-333990ee1459 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/180 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Christianity, Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Today we're going to learn about the depiction of that event on screen as we saw in 2004's The Passion of The Christ. To help us learn more, we'll be joined by the Professor of New Testament and Archaeology at Covenant Theological Seminary, Dr. David Chapman.Learn more about the true story with David's books The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus: Ancient Texts and Modern Commentary: https://links.boatspodcast.com/179book Ancient Jewish and Christian Perceptions of Crucifixion: https://links.boatspodcast.com/179perceptions Find more of David's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/179guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/22465690-4a21-4664-b20b-64264118819f Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/179 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Based on a True Story, we'll learn from the research consultant on The Highwaymen about the historical accuracy of the film. John Neal Phillips is a historian and author of Running With Bonnie and Clyde: The Fast Yen Years of Ralph Fults and editor of Blanche Barrow's memoir, My Life with Bonnie and Clyde.Learn more about the true story with John's books Running with Bonnie and Clyde: The Ten Fast Years of Ralph Fults: https://links.boatspodcast.com/178book My Life with Bonnie and Clyde: https://links.boatspodcast.com/178mylife Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/ac8a747a-bcb9-4bf2-943b-c9aba4e0bf02 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/178 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going back to 1977 and Ridley Scott's feature film directorial debut, The Duellists. The movie tells the tale of two soldiers in Napoleon's army who duel with each other for over a decade. Historian and professor at Louisiana State University, Alexander Mikaberidze, returns to help us separate fact from fiction in the movie.Learn more about the true story with Alexander's books The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177globalhistory The Battle of the Berezina: Napoleon's Great Escape: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177greatescape The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against: Kutuzov: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177borodino Russian Eyewitnesses of the Campaign of 1807: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177eyewitnesses The Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: 1792-1815: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177officercorps Find more of Alexander's books: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/98cf17d9-a93e-4935-b2a0-5e7225b6793a Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Released in 2020, Greyhound was written by Tom Hanks, who also starred in the lead role. The movie was based on a novel by C.S. Forester called The Good Shepherd. Today, we'll be joined by the Naval Consultant on the film, Gordon Laco, to discuss its historical accuracy.Learn more about Gordon's workFind Gordon on the web: https://links.boatspodcast.com/176guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/b9127e55-9d9c-4eef-a655-bce565013295 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/176 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2010's The Conspirator tells the story of Mary Surratt and her alleged involvement in Lincoln's assassination. Dr. Brian Dirck joins us again to separate fact from fiction in the film. Dr. Dirck is a Professor of History at Anderson University and author of multiple books on President Lincoln, including Lincoln and the Constitution, The Black Heavens: Abraham Lincoln and Death and Lincoln the Lawyer.Learn more about the true story with Brian's books The Black Heavens: Abraham Lincoln and Death: https://links.boatspodcast.com/175book Lincoln and the Constitution: https://links.boatspodcast.com/175constitution Lincoln the Lawyer: https://links.boatspodcast.com/175lawyer Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/41958302-4537-4296-b9c3-ea60a78481f1 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/175 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we'll learn about the classic 1970 film Waterloo and its depiction of Napoleon's final defeat. Joining us to discuss the historical accuracy of Waterloo is historian and professor at Louisiana State University, Alexander Mikaberidze. Alexander has also written numerous books on the Napoleonic era, including his latest which is called The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History.Learn more about the true story with Alexander's books The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History: https://links.boatspodcast.com/174globalhistory The Battle of the Berezina: Napoleon's Great Escape: https://links.boatspodcast.com/174greatescape The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against Kutuzov: https://links.boatspodcast.com/174borodino Russian Eyewitnesses of the Campaign of 1807: https://links.boatspodcast.com/174eyewitnesses The Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: 1792-1815: https://links.boatspodcast.com/174officercorps Find more of Alexander's books at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/174guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/778ccefa-fc07-495a-8837-2eb7918b9f2c Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/174 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices