Bonz - agreed... there seems to be a huge divide between pedantic military history buffs, and a film makers creative poetic license, while making their best of budget constraints...

However, having said that.. I do feel disappointed, even cheated, when I've enjoyed a tremendously moving film "Based on a true story / Inspired by true events",
and I discover the entire story is riddled with significant characters who were invented and never existed, and plot developments and dramatic situations that are completely fabricated...

The latest one that pissed me off was after watching "The ****** ****** Club" a couple of nights ago...

[trying my best to avoid spoilers...]