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World War II was a global conflict of enormous proportions. Divided between the Axis and Allied powers, each side engaged in numerous battles and faced significant casualties. The war was marked by many devastating events, such as internment camps, the Holocaust, and the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan. After the war ended, films and television shows were created to help others understand the events of WWII.

With every adaptation of WWII events, accuracy comes into question. The audience typically seeks content that provides deeper sources and authentic stories to gain a better understanding of the war. Although many shows have been produced about WWII, these particular series stand out as the most accurate portrayals of this global conflict.

Related10 Most Underrated WWII Movies

WWII movies are available in abundance for people to watch. But these are the ones that have gone under the radar and deserve more attention.

Jack Hogan, an actor who starred in ABC’s Combat! for 111 episodes, died Dec. 6 of natural causes at his home in Bainbridge Island, Wash. He was 94 years old.

The news was confirmed to Variety by his son West.

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Hogan played Pfc William G. Kirby on Combat!, starring alongside Rick Jason, Vic Morrow and Pierre Jalbert. The show...

Jack Hogan, a veteran actor best known for playing Pfc William G. Kirby on ABC’s 1960s World War II drama series Combat!, has died. He was 94. According to Hogan’s son, per Variety, the actor died in his sleep of natural causes on Wednesday, December 6, at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Born Richard Roland Benson, Jr. on November 24, 1929, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Hogan studied architecture in college before joining the Air Force, where he served as staff sergeant during the Korean War. His acting career began after his stint in the military, studying drama at the Pasadena Playhouse while working part-time as a lifeguard. His first on-screen role came in the 1956 Western film Man from Del Rio. He made several more movie appearances throughout the late 1950s, including The Bonnie Parker Story, Paratroop Command, and The Legend of Tom Dooley, as well as TV series such as Harbor Command,...

Jack Hogan, who most famously played Pfc William G. Kirby on ABC’s WWII-set series Combat!, died in his sleep Wednesday, December 6, according to the curator of an online community dedicated to Combat! He was 94.

Hogan played Pfc Kirby on 111 episodes of the long-running drama opposite Rick Jason, Vic Morrow and Pierre Jalbert. Robert Altman directed many episodes of the show, which was on the air from 1962-1967. It was not unfamiliar terrain: Hogan had been a staff sergeant in Japan during the Korean War.

Combat! was far from Hogan’s only credit.

He made his debut in the 1956 Anthony Quinn-starrer Man From Del Rio, Hogan worked steadily. He had multiple-epsisode arcs on The Rough Riders, Have Gun – Will Travel, Sea Hunt, Lock Up, Bat Masterson, The Lawman and The Rifleman.

After Combat!, Hogan worked steadily for the better part of the next three decades. His credits during...

Jack Hogan, a retired actor who starred in the WWII drama series “Combat!” from 1962 until 1967, died of natural causes on Dec. 6 at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, his son West told Variety. He was 94.

Hogan played Pfc William G. Kirby on the ABC series “Combat!,” starring Rick Jason, Vic Morrow and Pierre Jalbert. The show, which ran for five seasons, follows a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during WWII.

Born Richard Roland Benson, Jr. on Nov. 24, 1929, in Chapel Hill, N.C., Hogan earned his pilot’s license at the age of 16 and joined the Air Force after graduation. He spent four years serving as a staff sergeant in Japan during the Korean War.

After moving to Hollywood, Hogan worked as a lifeguard at the Beverly Hills Hotel and began taking acting classes at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Hogan made his onscreen debut as an uncredited role...

Producers Steven Jay Rubin, Steve Mitchell and Dana Walker continue to develop a $35 million feature version of "Combat!", the 1960's ABC TV series about an American infantry squad fighting in France.

Based on a screenplay Mitchell wrote, production will start in Eastern Europe this fall through Jay Rubin's Fast Carrier Pictures.

Created by Robert Pirosh, "Combat!" ran for five seasons on ABC TV, following the soldiers of 'King Company' as they try to fight their way out of France.

Regular cast members included Rick Jason as '2nd Lt. Gil Hanley', Vic Morrow as 'Sgt. "Chip" Saunders', Jack Hogan as 'Pvt. William G. Kirby', Pierre Jalbert as 'Pfc. Paul "Caje" LeMay', Shecky Greene as 'Pvt. Braddock', Steven Rogers as '"Doc" Walton', Conlan Carter as 'Doc', and Dick Peabody as 'Pvt. "Littlejohn'.

"Combat!" continues to air in broadcast syndication throughout the Us and 54 other countries.

"WWII is an 'evergreen' genre,...