Why do historical movies always have to have a love story inserted into them? I don't get that.

I didn't say anything about a historical movie. Sure if a historical documentary is more your thing, perhaps wait for it on the History or Discovery channel. But I'm thinking more like an Indiana Jones/Pearl Harbor/Apollo 13 style movie.

I contacted the author of The Long Way Home a few years ago. He said the movie rights had been sold. The author’s email address no longer works.

The love angle can be satisfied by the radio man and his wife, similar to how Ron Howard handled Jim Lovell and his family in Apollo 13.