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Shows like The War

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1. 01War·History·DramaSAS: Rogue Heroes2022–present·BBC iPlayerWho dares wins. The adrenaline-fuelled origins of the fearless, reckless Special Forces unit, its legend forged among the mayhem of WWII.7.8
2. 02War·History·DramaMasters of the Air2024–2024Masters of the Air follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group (the "Bloody Hundredth") as they conduct perilous bombing raids over Nazi Germany and grapple with the frigid conditions, lack of oxygen and sheer terror of…7.7
3. 03War·HistoryThe American Revolution2025–2025The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away.7.2
4. 04War·History·DramaWorld on Fire2019–2023·BBC iPlayerThree young people are in the eye of the storm as World War II explodes around them.7.5
5. 05War·History·DramaA Small Light2023–2023·National GeographicA Small Light follows twenty-something Miep Gies who, when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II, didn't hesitate.7.9
6. 06War·History·DramaRise of Empires: Ottoman2020–2022Using a blend of scripted and documentary elements, Ottoman tells the story of Mehmed II, aka Mehmed the Conqueror, 15th century reign of Ottoman ruler.6.8

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