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Greyhound with Gordon Laco Feb 17, 2021

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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.

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The Conspirator with Dr. Brian Dirck Feb 05, 2021

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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.

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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

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Waterloo with Alexander Mikaberidze Jan 12, 2021

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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.

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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
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Donnie Brasco with Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi Jan 04, 2021

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In the movie Donnie Brasco we see the story of an FBI agent who goes into deep cover infiltrating the New York mafia families. The truth is Donnie Brasco was the under-cover name for Joe Pistone. He joins us today along with actor and Joe's co-host on the Deep Cover Podcast, Leo Rossi.

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The Alamo with Stephen L. Hardin Dec 18, 2020

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How much of 2014's The Alamo really happened? To help us separate fact from fiction in the movie, we’ll be chatting with professor, historian and author Stephen L. Hardin. Stephen was also a historical consultant on the movie we’ll be chatting about today, so we’ll get some extra insight into the production of the film as well.

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Lust for Glory: An Epic Story of Early Texas and the Sacrifice That Defined a Nation https://links.boatspodcast.com/172lustforglory
Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836 https://links.boatspodcast.com/172texianiliad
Texian Macabre: A Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston https://links.boatspodcast.com/172texianmacabre
Houston Displayed, or, Who Won the Battle of San Jacinto? https://links.boatspodcast.com/172sanjacinto
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Wake Island with Gregory J. W. Urwin Dec 07, 2020

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Wake Island was attacked on the same day as Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 (December 8th on Wake Island across the International Date Line). A few months later, on August 11th, 1942, Paramount Pictures released the war propaganda film Wake Island.

To help us separate fact from fiction in the movie, we’ll be chatting with Professor Gregory J. W. Urwin from Temple University. Gregory is a military historian who has written two fantastic books about Wake, including Facing Fearful Odds: The Siege of Wake Island, which is a book that many consider to be the definitive account of the battle.

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Or his book Victory in Defeat: The Wake Island Defenders in Captivity, 1941-1945: https://links.boatspodcast.com/171captivity

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Lincoln with Dr. Brian Dirck Nov 18, 2020

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How historically accurate was 2012's Lincoln? To help us separate fact from fiction in the movie, we’ll be chatting with Dr. Brian Dirck, who 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.

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Pick up Brian's book The Black Heavens: Abraham Lincoln and Death: https://links.boatspodcast.com/170book
Another of Brian's books Lincoln and the Constitution: https://links.boatspodcast.com/170constitution
And Lincoln the Lawyer: https://links.boatspodcast.com/170lawyer

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Glory with Gregory J. W. Urwin Nov 05, 2020

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1989's Glory is currently the most requested movie to cover. Gregory J. W. Urwin is an author, military historian, and Professor at Temple University. He'll join us today to separate fact from fiction in Glory.

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A Brave Black Regiment by Louis F. Emilio with an introduction by Gregory J. W. Urwin: https://links.boatspodcast.com/169emilio
Black Flag Over Dixie: Racial Atrocities and Reprisals in the Civil War, Edited by Gregory J. W. Urwin: https://links.boatspodcast.com/169book
Blue-Eyed Child of Fortune: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, edited by Russell Duncan: https://links.boatspodcast.com/169shaw
A Voice of Thunder: A Black Soldier's Civil War, edited by Donald Yacovone: https://links.boatspodcast.com/169yacovone
On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front, edited by Virginia Adams: https://links.boatspodcast.com/169adams

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Project Blue Book Season 2 with Rob Kristoffersen Oct 21, 2020

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Back on episode #152 of Based on a True Story, we covered season 1 of the History Channel's Project Blue Book. Today, Rob Kristoffersen comes back on the podcast to talk about the events we saw in season 2.

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Selma with Dr. Clayborne Carson Oct 06, 2020

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Dr. Clayborne Carson is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor of History at Stanford University and the founding director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford. He joins us today to compare history with the 2014 movie Selma.

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