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1. The Great Escape (1963)

Approved | 172 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

Director: John Sturges | Stars: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson

Votes: 259,779 | Gross: $12.10M

2. Kelly's Heroes (1970)

GP | 144 min | Adventure, Comedy, War

A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines in WWII France to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.

Director: Brian G. Hutton | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor

Votes: 53,941 | Gross: $1.38M

3. Overlord (2018)

R | 110 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A small group of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.

Director: Julius Avery | Stars: Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk

Votes: 106,976 | Gross: $21.70M

4. Age of Heroes (2011)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.

Director: Adrian Vitoria | Stars: Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Aksel Hennie, Izabella Miko

Votes: 10,226

5. Mother. In the Name of the Millions (2014)

23 min | Short, Drama, History

A mother hides another mother's son, facing her destiny as millions in those days, lest we forget.

Director: Vyacheslav Bihun | Stars: Lesia Lypchuk, Aleksandr Ivashkevich, Siim Pyvi, Lana Vatsel

Votes: 149

6. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: Operation Market Garden (2001)

Documentary, History, War

Operation Market Garden was an attempt by the allies to use airborne units to seize key bridges and short-cut the slog into northern Germany thereby shortening the war. This is a look at the plan, the leaders and the equipment involved.

Directors: Andrew Aitken, Dave Flitton, James Wignall | Stars: Jonathan Booth, Wilhelm Bittrich, Omar N. Bradley, Lewis H. Brereton

Votes: 7

7. Sons of Guns (2011–2014)
Episode: ATV Gun/Help Wanted at Red Jacket (2011)

TV-14 | 22 min | Reality-TV

Red Jacket mounts a shotgun on an ATV for a partially paralyzed war veteran. Overloaded with work Will interviews for a new hire.

Director: Zac McFarlane | Stars: William Hayden, Vincent Buckles, Kristafor Ford, Joseph Meaux

Votes: 11

8. Sons of Guns (2011–2014)
Episode: Flashlight Gun (2011)

TV-14 | 22 min | Reality-TV

The new guy gets to build another MG 42 when a customer brings in a kit that was mangled to get past the ATF. Will gets ambitious and wants to build a machine gun that collapses to look like a lunch box.

Director: Zac McFarlane | Star: Glenn 'Flem' Fleming

Votes: 11

9. Today I Found Out (2013– )
Episode: What Actually Defines an Assault Rifle, and Who Invented Them? (2021)

20 min | Documentary

The modern assault rifle is a convergence of several weapons preferred by millitaries around the world who had little interest in an assault rifle favoring instead semi automatic infantry ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

10. Task & Purpose (2014– )
Episode: How the M1919 Changed Machine Gun History Forever (2022)

11 min | Documentary, News

The M191 machine gun was a rugged modular gun used from World War Two through the Vienam War. It was designed to be modified to support up to ten calibers. It was man portable and mountable on vehicle, tanks, boats and aircraft.

Star: Chris Cappy

11. The Great War (2010–2012)
Episode: The Siege of Leningrad (2011)

47 min | Documentary, Drama, History

Leningrad, a vital and large Baltic sea port, is facing the entire weight of Army Group North. The Soviets have no reserves to spare as the Battle of Moscow is about to begin. Wilhelm von ... See full summary »

Director: Anna Grazhdan | Stars: Anatoliy Bogush, Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini

Votes: 10