Classic: Saving Private Ryan with Marty Morgan

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 . Where to watch Saving Private Ryan In this remastered 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 episode was originally recorded in January of 2020. Get Marty's D-Day: A Photography History of the Normandy Invasion Also mentioned in this episode HBO's Band of Brothers Mythbusters on Private Jackson's sniper shot Did you enjoy this episode? Support my work Get the BOATS email newsletter Join the Discord Support my sponsors Note: If your podcast app doesn't support clickable links, copy/paste this in your browser to find all the links: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Classic: Saving Private Ryan with Marty Morgan is an episode from Based on a True Story by Dan LeFebvre.

This episode is 02:03:31 long.

This episode was published on Jun 3, 2025.

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