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Best Military TV Shows

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The very best military shows on television, ranked from best to worst. Military TV series have been a staple of television for years, so there's a lot to choose from. It's often pretty hard to find a (reliable) list of good military TV shows, so hopefully this one will help you start watching some of the best military shows. List features All Quiet on the Preston Front, The Army Game and more. So, included below, are the absolute greatest military shows of all time, according to a crowdsourced vote. Vote on the following best military series list so that only the greatest TV shows of this genre rise to the top, as the order of the list changes dynamically based on votes. Don't let your favorite military television programs in history get to the bottom of the list! List of military television shows below includes cast, creator and premiere date when available. This list contains only TV series in the military genre. For more genres just search Ranker for the name of the genre you're looking for. This list is good for seeing examples of military TV shows and includes more information about the shows if you can click on their names.

Rank the best items on this list to see their way to the top of the list. This list includes items like War Stories with Oliver North and Garrison's Gorillas so you have a lot of choices to vote on. You can share this on Facebook to see what your social network thinks of this whole thing.

List Criteria: Shows near the top must be only the best Military TV series.

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    Michael Irby, Robert Patrick, Demore Barnes More
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    Ron Livingston, Eion Bailey, Dexter Fletcher More
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    Owain Yeoman, Billy Lush, Kellan Lutz More
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    David McCallum, Cote de Pablo, Mark Harmon More
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    Randy Vasquez, Catherine Bell, Trevor Goddard More
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    Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr More
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    Keith Robinson, Josh Henderson, Lombardo Boyar More
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    John Larroquette, James Whitmore Jr., Robert Ginty More
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    Marla Heasley, George Peppard, Melinda Culea More
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    John Dye, Eric Bruskotter, Kim Delaney More
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    Christopher Fox, Heather Peace, Sendhil Ramamurthy More
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    Ronnie Schell, Larry Hovis, Allan Melvin More
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    Ken Berry, Bob Steele, Forrest Tucker More
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    The World at War

    Laurence Olivier
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    Spearhead

    Stephen Churchett, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Stafford Gordon More
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    Tony Robinson, Robert East, Patrick Allen More
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    Dick Van Dyke, Joe E. Ross, Maurice Gosfield More
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    Kristin Lehman, Tim Guinee, Saundra Quarterman
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    Mackenzie Crook, Bruce Mackinnon, Doon Mackichan More
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    Private Benjamin

    Hal Williams, Joel Brooks, Polly Holliday More
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    Dennis Waterman
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    John Thaw, Ian McShane
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    Mister Roberts

    Richard X. Slattery, Roger Smith
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    Diane Fletcher, Diana Weston, Jeremy Child More
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    Victory at Sea

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    Richard Anderson, Gary Lockwood, Robert Vaughn More
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    Roger Davis, Roland La Starza, William Reynolds More
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    Peter Graves, Kenneth J. Warren, Sal Mineo More

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  1. Jone Osher
    Best Military TV Shows at 12/05/2012 1:30 PM
    got no sympathy for those who know nothing of military tv shows.
  2. Pistol Pete
    Best Military TV Shows at 11/17/2012 11:30 PM
    you either get military shows or you don't.

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