Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 347) — Travel back to the 1960s during the Vietnam War while historian Joshua Donohue unpacks the real events behind the 2002 film "We Were Soldiers." From the crucial role of helicopter pilots in the heat of battle, to the heart-pounding "Broken Arrow" moment, discover what Hollywood got right and where it took creative liberties depicting the Battle of Ia Drang in We Were Soldiers.

Where to watch We Were Soldiers: links.boatspodcast.com/347movie
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Wikipedia's map of the battle: links.boatspodcast.com/347mention01
Records about Ia Drang at the Library of Congress: links.boatspodcast.com/347mention02

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