The Pacific is a 10-episode mini series based on the lives of three US Marines who served in WWII. It can be found on HBO Max, or whatever service in your country carries HBO shows. There's also a DVD.
As the title suggests, this show covers a more sprawling picture of the war, following different characters who only tangentially run into each other. There's less focus on the group as a team, and a more in depth look at how the trauma of combat effected individuals, starting before and ending after the actual combat. The teamwork and bond of combat aspect isn't as strongly emphasised as in Band of Brothers, but it's still there, and we get a lot of h/c and a wider picture of these men's lives. It's a lot more emotionally nuanced. There's a lot of really interesting period detail, and as with BoB, there's a lot of room to build your own story, and put new emphasis on the narrative.
Caveats: Because it's a show based on a book based on real people, it's something of an RPF lite thing (especially as many people supplement canon with details from history). There is a fair amount of war movie violence and gore, and quite a few characters die. There are more female characters than BoB, but they are not the main characters, and there are no Black characters. There is a fair bit of anti-Japanese racism expressed by the characters, which isn't explicitly endorsed by the narrative, but it isn't contradicted much either.
I'm requesting one m/m pairing, about two characters who super ping my loyalty kink, as well as my immense fondness for characters from different backgrounds thrown together under trying circumstances, and are probably the closest we get to competence porn. They're only in episodes 5-7, if you just wanted the starter pack on the show, they can probably be watched on their own.
The Pacific (TV 2010)
As the title suggests, this show covers a more sprawling picture of the war, following different characters who only tangentially run into each other. There's less focus on the group as a team, and a more in depth look at how the trauma of combat effected individuals, starting before and ending after the actual combat. The teamwork and bond of combat aspect isn't as strongly emphasised as in Band of Brothers, but it's still there, and we get a lot of h/c and a wider picture of these men's lives. It's a lot more emotionally nuanced. There's a lot of really interesting period detail, and as with BoB, there's a lot of room to build your own story, and put new emphasis on the narrative.
Caveats: Because it's a show based on a book based on real people, it's something of an RPF lite thing (especially as many people supplement canon with details from history). There is a fair amount of war movie violence and gore, and quite a few characters die. There are more female characters than BoB, but they are not the main characters, and there are no Black characters. There is a fair bit of anti-Japanese racism expressed by the characters, which isn't explicitly endorsed by the narrative, but it isn't contradicted much either.
I'm requesting one m/m pairing, about two characters who super ping my loyalty kink, as well as my immense fondness for characters from different backgrounds thrown together under trying circumstances, and are probably the closest we get to competence porn. They're only in episodes 5-7, if you just wanted the starter pack on the show, they can probably be watched on their own.