After a bloody first day of fighting, Japanese and American battleships slugged out one of World War II's most brutal battles. 

German technology surpassed the Allies' with the production of radio-guided weapons that worked in a combat environment. As early as 1943, the Henschel (Hs) 293 and the Ruhrstahl X-1 (Fritz X) were the first guided bombs employed in combat. These weapons debuted around the time of the Allied assault on Salerno and were a new concern for fleet defense. 

 A tribute to the leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt at The National WWII Museum.

The FDR Memorial reflects his radiant calm and leadership through the crashing storm of war.

This is the story of Michael McShane and how he survived the sinking of the SS Athenia, the first ship torpedoed by a U-boat in World War II.