{"product_id":"the-cover-up-at-omaha-beach-gary-sterne-9781510700000","title":"The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach: D-Day, the US Rangers, and the Untold Story of Maisy Battery","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller  The untold story of what really happened on D-Day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Rangers' mission was clear. They were to lead the assault on Omaha Beach and break out inland. Simultaneously, other Ranger units would scale the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to destroy the ostensibly huge gun battery there and thus protect the invasion fleet from being targeted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut was the Pointe du Hoc mission actually necessary? Why did the Allies plan and execute an attack on a gun battery that they knew in advance contained no field guns? And more importantly, why did they ignore the position at Maisy that did? Using personal interviews with the surviving Rangers who fought on the beach and at Pointe du Hoc, \u003ci\u003eThe Cover-Up at Omaha Beach\u003c\/i\u003e presents exceptionally detailed new research that takes the reader into the middle of the action with the Rangers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGary Sterne has made a painstaking study of what the Allies actually knew in advance of D-Day, including what was known about Maisy Battery. Maps, orders, and assault plans have been found in American, British, and German archives, many of which have only recently been released after staying classified for more than sixty years. Radio communications of the Rangers as they advanced inland have been found, and Royal Air Force intelligence evaluations of bombing missions directed at the site have now been released. All of this combines to make \u003ci\u003eThe Cover-Up at Omaha Beach\u003c\/i\u003e one of the most up-to-date references on the subject. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Sterne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510700005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510700000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Gary Sterne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047090843903,"sku":"9781510700000","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e1c1dcd-e23e-4007-86a2-b53daf15375d.jpg?v=1684988202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cover-up-at-omaha-beach-gary-sterne-9781510700000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}