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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.7.8Compare
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…7.7Compare
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.7.2Compare
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.7.5Compare
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.7.9Compare
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.6.8Compare
7. 07War·HistoryKnut: The Viking Emperor2026–present·Sky HistorySeeking to avenge his father, Knut the Great defied all expectations to rise to power.Compare
8. 08War·HistoryThe Vietnam War2017–2017Same network — PBS·7.6Compare
9. 09War·History·DramaArmy of ShadowsArmy of Shadows tells the story of how resistance takes shape in a near-future authoritarian Britain.Compare
10. 10War·History·DramaParade's End2012–2012·BBC TwoIn the dying days of the Edwardian Empire, Christopher Tietjens enters into a destructive marriage with the beautiful but cruel socialite Sylvia.7.8Compare
11. 11War·HistoryThe Civil War1990–1990Same network — PBS·Compare
12. 12War·HistorySAS: Rogue Warriors2017–2017·BBC TwoThe Special Air Service is the world's most famous combat unit with the motto ‘Who Dares Wins' - but the story of how it came into existence has been, until now, a closely guarded secret.Now, 75 years after it all…Compare
13. 13War·History·WesternKevin Costner's The West2025–2025·HistoryKevin Costner's The West takes viewers on an epic journey through the birth of the American West, examining the relentless competition for land, power, and identity that forged our nation's history.7.6Compare
14. 14War·History·DramaHitler Youth2018–2018·National GeographicIn 1930s Germany, the Nazi Party created the Hitler Youth to indoctrinate children and adolescents with Nazi ideology and prepare them to become a child army for Hitler.7.8Compare
15. 15War·History·ActionDiriliş Ertuğrul2014–2019·TRT1Heroic story of Ertugrul Ghazi, the father of Osman (Uthman) who founded the Ottoman State.7.9Compare
16. 16War·HistoryHell Below2016·National GeographicSome of the most dramatic and pivotal missions of World War II happened beneath the waves, carried out by stealth vessels manned by skippers and crews with nerves of steel.6.7Compare
17. 17War·History·DramaFive Came Back2017–2017Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.Compare
18. 18War·History·Drama37 Days2014–2014·BBC TwoCovering the final weeks before the outbreak of war, 37 Days follows the rapidly changing crisis through the eyes of the principal players, during a hot summer, from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28…7.2Compare

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