Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 369) — This Friday marks the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings. Arguably the most popular movie depicting the fighting on the beaches of Normandy is 1998's _Saving Private Ryan_. In this remastered audio-only edition of Based on a True Story, we'll compare the movie with what really happened with historian Marty Morgan. What did _Saving Private Ryan_ get right, where did it miss the mark, and hear how the movie has influenced Marty's experiences as a tour guide of the Normandy beaches.

*Editor's note: This audio-only episode was originally recorded in January of 2020.*

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