171: Wake Island with Gregory J. W. Urwin
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 […]
170: Lincoln with Dr. Brian Dirck
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 […]
169: Glory with Gregory J. W. Urwin
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. A Brave Black Regiment Black Flag Over Dixie: Racial Atrocities and Reprisals in the Civil War Blue-Eyed Child of Fortune: […]
168: Project Blue Book Season 2 with Rob Kristoffersen
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167: Selma with Dr. Clayborne Carson
World House Podcast Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr edited by Clayborne Carson Find thousands of documents, photos and more at the King Institute Disclaimer: Dan LeFebvre and/or Based on a True Story may earn commissions from qualifying purchases through our links on this page. Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! […]
166: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford with Chris Wimmer
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165: Stonewall with Eric Marcus
Making Gay History Podcast Stonewall Season Stonewall Fact Sheet Stonewall First Anniversary Pride March Fact Sheet “Stonewall: The Making of a Monument” NY Times Op-Doc Stonewall National Monument 3-D Tour Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution by David Carter “The Stonewall You Know is a Myth” Disclaimer: Dan LeFebvre and/or Based on a […]
164: Windtalkers with Judith Avila
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163: Patton with Furman Daniel
Get Furman’s book, Patton: Battling with History 21st Century Patton: Strategic Insights for the Modern Era Disclaimer: Dan LeFebvre and/or Based on a True Story may earn commissions from qualifying purchases through our links on this page. Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Transcript Note: This transcript […]
162: Operation Finale
Resources Operation Finale – Wikipedia Operation Finale (2018) – IMDb Eichmann in My Hands: A Compelling First-Person Account by the Israela Agent Who Captured Hitler’s Chief Executioner: Malkin, Peter Z., Stein, Harry Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World’s Most Notorious Nazi: Bascomb, Neal The House […]
161: Just Mercy with Erica Kelley
Listen to Erica’s episode on Walter McMillan’s case Subscribe to Erica’s podcast Disclaimer: Dan LeFebvre and/or Based on a True Story may earn commissions from qualifying purchases through our links on this page. Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Transcript Note: This transcript is automatically generated. There […]