The Thin Red Line with Marty Morgan

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 Did you enjoy this episode? Join the BOATS Discord community: https://links.boatspodcast.com/discord Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/256 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We've all seen movies that claim to be 'based on a true story', but have you ever wondered how accurate they are? That's what we'll find out as we compare Hollywood with history.