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This Week: Rush, Patton, Braveheart Jul 31, 2023

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In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Rush, Patton, and Braveheart.

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This Week: At Eternity's Gate, Bonnie and Clyde, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage Jul 24, 2023

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In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in At Eternity's Gate, Bonnie and Clyde, and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage.

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Hotel Rwanda with Jens Heycke Jul 19, 2023

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The author of Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire, Jens Heycke, joins Based on a True Story to help us separate fact from fiction in the film Hotel Rwanda.

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This Week: Anastasia, Eight Men Out, Dahmer Jul 17, 2023

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In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Anastasia, Eight Men Out, and Dahmer.

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This Week: Battle of Britain, Hamilton, One Nation, One King Jul 10, 2023

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In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Battle of Britain, Hamilton, and One Nation, One King.

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Schindler's List with Dan McMillan Jul 07, 2023

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Dan McMillan is the author of How Could This Happen: Explaining the Holocaust, and he's joining the podcast to help us separate fact from fiction in the film Schindler's List.

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This Week: 1776, Lawrence of Arabia, Project Blue Book Jul 03, 2023

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In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in 1776, Lawrence of Arabia, and Project Blue Book.

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Young Winston with Furman Daniel Jun 28, 2023

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Today's episode looks at how well the 1972 film Young Winston shows early years of Winston Churchill before he became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Joining us today is Furman Daniel, author of the upcoming book Mud, Blood, and Oil Paint: The Remarkable Year that Made Winston Churchill.

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Furman's book on Churchill isn't available yet, so until it is here are some of his other books.

Patton: Battling with History: https://links.boatspodcast.com/259book
21st Century Patton: Strategic Insights for the Modern Era: https://links.boatspodcast.com/259patton
The First Space War: How the Patterns of History and the Principles of STEM Will Shape Its Form: https://links.boatspodcast.com/259spacewar

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This Week: 37 Days, Gettysburg, The Trench Jun 26, 2023

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In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in 37 Days, Gettysburg, and The Trench.

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This Week: Lizzie, The Hobbit, They Died with Their Boots On Jun 19, 2023

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In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Lizzie, The Hobbit, and They Died with Their Boots On.

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