A Guide to Maisy Battery

A Guide to Maisy Battery Language:English Format:Paperback Dimensions:5.5" x 8.5" Pages:304 Photos:100 black and white illustrations Publisher:Pen and Sword Military ISBN:9781526776709 Item No. 9781526776709 The US Army Rangers orders were clear - they were to attack the gun batteries at Maisy and silence them on D-Day - before nightfall.The Rangers did not get to Maisy until the morning of the 9th of June - where they found the guns still firing and the Germans ready and waiting for them.At 9am the commanders ordered their men to attack without any intelligence brief.Each company of Rangers captured a different area of the 144 acre site and some walked through marshes, uphill and through minefields - all whilst under fire - to then have a face to face battle in the trenches.Accounts of the battle come from the author’s interviews with the men who took part. Distinguished Service Cross’s, Silver Stars and Purple