The best episodes of The World at War

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    1. 01War·History·DramaThe best episodes of SAS: Rogue Heroes2022–present·BBC iPlayerStreaming on fuboTVWho 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·DramaThe best episodes of Masters of the Air2024–2024Streaming on Apple TVMasters 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 best episodes of The American Revolution2025–2025Streaming on PBSThe 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·DramaThe best episodes of World on Fire2019–2023·BBC iPlayerStreaming on PBSThree young people are in the eye of the storm as World War II explodes around them.7.5
    5. 05War·History·DramaThe best episodes of A Small Light2023–2023·National GeographicStreaming on Amazon Prime VideoA 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·DramaThe best episodes of Rise of Empires: Ottoman2020–2022Streaming on NetflixUsing 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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