Based on a True Story

The Thin Red Line with Marty Morgan

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1998's The Thin Red Line is set during the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II. How well did it do telling the true story? Historian and author Marty Morgan joins Based on a True Story to help us separate fact from fiction in the film.


Learn more about the true story

  • Follow Marty on YouTube: https://links.boatspodcast.com/256guest
  • Get Marty's book Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy: https://links.boatspodcast.com/256book
  • Get Marty's book D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion: https://links.boatspodcast.com/256ddaybook
  • Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours: https://links.boatspodcast.com/256tours


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