Cover-Up at Omaha Beach

D-Day, the US Rangers, and the Untold Story of Maisy Battery

By: Gary Sterne

Narrated by: Brian Holsopple

The 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. But 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, The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach presents exceptionally detailed new research that takes the listener into the middle of the action with the Rangers.

Gary 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 US, UK, and German archives, many of which have only been recently released after having been classified for more than 60 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 these combine to make The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach one of the most up-to-date references on the subject.

©2013 Gary Sterne (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Story of the ranger assault

Great revealingly story. Needed to be told and you did a masterpiece by putting it all together. Thanks

du hoc du hoc du hoc

I could not stand this book the narrator was fantastic. but as many times as the author head said pointe du hoc or rambled on about his personal life and finds it's simply turn me off. I listen to a bunch of world war II audible books and this is by far the only one I have not liked. it seems the author cares about his personal story versus their story