10 Most Intense War Shows, Ranked
The best war shows ever made are also often intense and emotionally devastating, as proven by series like Band of Brothers and Rome.

When one tunes in to a war show, one can generally expect the series to be intense, involving brutal violence, high-strung emotions, or tense political drama, because that's kind of what happens during actual wars. Even though it's expected for this to happen, it doesn't detract from the quality of the more interesting moments when it happens. In fact, intensity is part of what makes war shows so great to begin with.