Omaha Books

buy Hwang, Slotboom or Farha's book instead, you will get a lot more out of them

I purchased it. Tried to get into it. Thought the advice was not well organized and it related to low level play, and frankly, I have read much better books. Sorry to the author - but he did get full retail price from me and I got no benefit from him.

This book was key in my decision to emphasize Omaha Hi-Lo over Hold-em. Since reading it I have had a final table at the Bicycle Casino Mini Series of Poker and a few tournament wins at PokerStars, Absolute and True Poker. What was impressive to me was how he supported his opening hand recommendations with computer simulation, as I had used simulation tools in Scrabble and learned much from them. There may be a weakness in the area of postflop play, but the opening hand section is a big winner. The recommendations on how to play all-high hands were very good too.

Mike cappelletti's book has got to be one of the worst books I've ever read. First of all, he is a very loose player. Play A3 anything? Raise with the 3rd best hand to knock out a 2nd? With a limits most people are playing at people typically will stay in with the 2nd best hand. He also tends to repeat himself quite a bit. How many times do we have to hear a loose game is when 5 or more people see the flop? On top of this he is extremely disorganized. For example he is talking about flop types before preflop play. He also uses too many random charts. Finally his hand examples are terrible. Yes, it's great to know that Hartford is the insurance capital, what the rules are in Tampa, and where you have played, but it's not relevant to o/8. No one cares where you were for each hand example Mike. The bottom line is I cannot recommend this book to anybody without a case of Advil, because your head will be in severe pain after you read this book.Good luck finding advice in this scattered mess. Someone has got to make a good low limit o8 book real soon, because if this is the best out there I'll figure everything out by myself the hard way.

This book isnt worth its small price. The book is disorganized to say the least, making it difficult to read. Furthermore, there is little real usable information, especially for those who are new to Omaha 8. Whereas a good author would write a solid chapter about starting hands (for example), the equivalent in this book is 7-8 articles on a subject, apparently culled from Card Player Magazine. This leaves a lot of questions unanswered and topics unaddressed. Though some of the individual articles arent bad, its no way to write a book. Based on what I have heard and the other books I have read by 2+2 publishing, I wish I had bought the Ray Zee book instead. Bottom line: This book might be ok for someone who has played a little bit of omaha and wants to learn a little more, especially playing recreationally, but if youre serious about learning omaha 8 or taking your game to the next level, look elsehwere.

This is a very thin book, with little substantive information. If you know the rules of omaha and know how to read the board, you are a step ahead of this book. The only substantive information is regarding good starting hands, but it is mostly common sense. For the small price, you will get your money's worth only if you are a true beginner to omaha.

Respectfully, this book and its sequal are both hardly worth the paper they're printed on. As others have said, Mr. Nelson barely skims the surface of this rather complex game. He describes a couple of hands he's played (and won - big surprise!) and expects the reader to generalize correct Omaha/8 play from these few examples. There is no systematic discussion of starting hands nor play after the flop, turn, and river, and the reader is left knowing only that Mr. Nelson likes to hear himself talk. Better to use your eight dollars to raise when you have the button than buy this book.

this book is definitely for the beginner...i've played other games seriously and found that i had already figured out nearly everything this book mentions...the new information i found would fill less than half a page...omaha is a complex game and mr. nelson barely skims it's twists and turns...the book is very short, 71 pages, and does little with statistical analysis(which i expected in volume) if you've played seriously, or want to, i'd suggest skipping this one...

There are very few modern books on the topic of Omaha Hi-Low Split and I was elated to find one written by Andy Nelson. His books on Hold'em were pretty good--short, but good. This book was useless. I can honestly say that as a novice Omaha Hi-Low player, I did not take away even one piece of information from this book that I wasn't aware of from simply observing and playing a few hands. A much better Omaha book is "Winner's Guide to OMAHA POKER" by Ken Warren. It's written well and offers fantastic advice for the beginning and even intermediate player. I would not recommend Andy Nelson's book to anyone.

let me save you the 8.95 it cost me to buy this book. If you know the rules of Omaha, all the book says is the following. bet the nuts, call the nut draw, throw everything else away. you typically need a full house to win high, and can sometimes win with a flush. forget about any low hand worse than 6-high and be careful even with that as you often split the low half.

there's simply not enough knowledge in this book to sit even 3-6 at a casino.

Next to Texas Hold'em, Omaha is acknowledged as the second most popular tournament poker game -- and often rivals Texas Hold'em in popularity among European players. A complex, high-action 'flop' game, Omaha Poker is one of the premier tournaments in the annual World Series of Poker. Now Omaha poker expert Ken Warren draws upon his many years of experience to write the "Winner's Guide To Omaha Poker: The Smart Player's Guide To Winning At Omaha". Warren deftly covers the rules and basics of play; provides more than one hundred illustrative sample hands, has compiled expert tables of Omaha odds, features forty hand selection guidelines and tips, includes forty-one tournament play tips, even offers applicable information on internet play! Of special note are Warren's comments on fundamental and money-making concepts for those seeking to become professional Omaha Poker players. There is even a useful glossary that will prove invaluable to the novice Omaha player. Ken Warren's "Winner's Guide To Omaha Poker" is a fundamental and strongly recommended addition to personal and community library Gaming & Card Playing reference collections.

Although the title is a bit misleading, this book is a good intro to Omaha. I would have given it 4 stars, but I feel the title is a bit misplaced... Better would something like 'Introduction to Omaha'.

That being said, I think that the author does a good job of trying to hammer home the differences between Hold'em (where most players are coming from) and Omaha. He does a great job of providing dozens of examples of reading the board in relation to hand - a topic that can be very confusing, especially in the beginning.

What this book lacks however, is more meat on post flop play. Also, some firmer numbers on how Omaha can be more profitable than Hold'em. He talks about how the pots are bigger, but also how high/low and low splits can eat into your win rate. Additionally, he makes some strong aurguments for why 'better' players will not have as much of an edge in Omaha, but doesn't really get into how to be a 'winner' beyond the topic of starting hand selection.

All and all, I think that this book used in conjunction with one of the other books out there that are lacking some of this fundamentals would deffinately lead to a solid start in Omaha.

Man, having been pleasantly surprised by the amount of useful material that was in Ken Warren's first two Hold'em books, I was extremely surprised by how little he packed into this book about Omaha. I think it was ridiculous having so many pages devoted to reading both hi and lo hands. The examples took up so much space, no wonder he was able to get so many pages out of so little material. He had very little advice on what specific hands to select, how to play pre-flop, how to play post-flop, not to mention very little on play at the turn and after the river. I really enjoyed his second book on hold'em, but I want to warn anyone that is thinking about getting this book not to expect very much out of it. I really wish he had used the same format as his previous book, with assignments at the end of each chapter to apply what you have learned, but he did not.

This book assumes you are coming from hold'em and does a good job of showing the difference between hold'em and Omaha hi-lo. It shows you winning high and low Omaha hands by showing you different card combinations. It does a good job of showing you how to figure out the outs you have, and generally what to look for in starting hands without being specific. What it doesn't cover is the play of the hand. The book uses big font and has a lot of card graphics that take up space. The two chapters at the end are filler on tournament play in general that applies to both Omaha and hold'em, and internet poker. Then there is a glossary, and several pages of advertisement for other books.

OK book for reading hands but not really much after that.

It has a large number of examples of hands and a very good section on comparing Omaha Hi'Lo (LO8) to Hold'm. this is not really a BOOK but more a group of pages with lists.

It also covers Pot Limit and sort of confuses the two at times.

If you know what AA23ds means this book isn't for you. If you've never played O/8b then it's worth picking up.

What a piece of junk.

The majority of the book is in the order of, "Ah had this littl' hand down in a game in Texas an' the flop came with two little spades, so I pounded the sucker and then ah..." There are maybe 9 or 10 pages worth of content in the whole book. Most of it comes from McEvoy, and some of it is almost certainly wrong.

The section on Pot Limit is of questionable value, since most pot-limit Omaha games spread now are high-low, not straight high.

Bob Ciaffone's book is better, and Ray Zee's book is much better. Stick with them.

For those interested in mastering Omaha Hold 'Em there are very few books avalable on the market. And of those that have been published, T. J. Cloutier's "Championship Omaha" is by far the best guide available. Like other books in the "Championship" series, this book presents an organized look at starting hands, preflop play, flop play, tournament strategy, and more. Ever since T.J.'s books were mentioned in a televised interview by an amateur who placed second in the WSOP as being very instrumental in getting him there, these books have become highly sought after and hard to find. And with the case of this Omaha book, it's justified as it's the best available.

On page 79 of this book, the author writes about one of the Omaha Agents. It states, "The politician appointed the agent, . . ." In this case the politician identified is the Nebraska Territorial Congressman.

One would assume; no, one would desperately hope that a supposed historian shedding light on this era of our history would know that Indian Agents were presidential appointees; and further that Congressmen did not appoint anyone to any position.

In this case, President Lincoln made the appointment. Given the patronage system of the day, there is a good chance that the President would have considered the recommendations of the local politicians of his party, of which Daily was one, but Lincoln made the appointment.

That leaves two alternatives. Either the author did not know that the Agents were presidential appointees, or worse, the author knew this and choose to report it otherwise to strengthen a point.

In either case, everything else the author writes must be subject to some doubt on the part of the reader.

Judith Boughter's book Betraying the Omaha Nation deals with the sufferings and hardships of the Omaha tribe at the hand of white settlement. The book follows the life of the Omaha Indians from the beginning of their interaction with French traders on the Missouri to their near destruction by 1916. Judith Boughter states in her book that although the Omaha Indians are not as well known as their neighbors the Sioux or the Poncas their story is an important reminder of the sins of our nation's past. Judith Boughter strives to give a voice to a people who have been ignored and ill-treated. Boughter's book is the comprehensive study of the once pride tribe of the Omaha. Betraying the Omaha Nation is not only a study of the Omaha tribe but it is an illustration of the detrimental abuses of the American policies of land expansion.
Judith Boughter wrote what became Betraying the Omaha Nation as her Master's Thesis while attending the University of Nebraska Omaha, it was awarded the prize was awarded the Outstanding Master's Thesis at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools meeting in 1996. She is currently an Instructor in the History Department of the University of Nebraska Omaha.
The author's thesis states that the Omaha Indians were severely abused by the immoral and ill-advised actions of whites that contributed to the demise of the Omahas. Betraying the Omaha begins with the account of the origins of the tribe. Author, Judith Boughter describes the roots of the tribe in eastern woodlands and their emigration to the banks of the Missouri in what is today eastern Nebraska. Boughter then discusses the "glory days" of the Omaha tribe under their powerful leader Chief Black Bird and their dominance of the Missouri. Judith Boughter stresses that by the late 18th century the Omahas were an advanced and culturally rich people. It is during this time that the Omaha first encountered white traders. The Omaha were able to use their strategic position on the Missouri to become the major force of Indian-White trade. This trade relationship allows the Omaha to gain guns and ammunition and gives them an opportunity to discourage their traditional enemy, the Sioux, from further raids. With their thriving trade connection with the whites and the peaceful life enjoyed by the tribe the Omaha were able to establish a strong culture and tradition that would be almost destroyed through years of suffering under white mistreatment. The prosperity of the Omaha would not last long. By the end of the 18th century Omaha power was dwindling. An epidemic of small pox killed their powerful leader and hundreds more of the Omaha. With the tribe weakened and their chief gone the Omaha were now susceptible to the coming ravages. White trade now shifted to the Sioux it became impossible for the destabilized Omaha to defend themselves from their foes.
It is important to note that the author emphasizes the ability of white traders to control the affairs of various tribes. The traders were able to play the Sioux and Omaha off of each other to their own advantage. The tribes were unaware that their "lucrative" dealings with whites would one day be their destruction. The author continues to follow the trail of white abuses and tribal corruption. Boughter details the white practice of setting up "paper chiefs" in place of traditional chiefs. She also brings to light the debilitating fur trade that devastated the ecosystem, and cultural ties on which the Omahas had built their way of life. Another contribution to decay of the Omaha was the removal of their traditional lands by misleading one sided treaties. The author states that the land cessions began in 1820 with the giving a small parcel of land to US agents in exchange for much needed supplies. By 1830 the government had taken control of all Omaha lands east of the Missouri River. Meanwhile, the attacks from the Sioux and Sauk Indians continued and in 1845 the Omaha had to move further south near what is today Bellevue, Nebraska. Not long after the Omaha had relocated their lives were once again interrupted by white interference. Mormons fleeing religious oppression decided to spend the winter of 1846 on Omaha lands. The Omaha agreed in exchange for protection from their enemies the Sioux and sharing of the food supply. This tentative agreement soon fell apart when arguments flared up among the two groups. The author reminds that the Mormons were not the only agitators of the Omaha. They also had to deal with corrupt agents set up by traders, and the traders themselves who sought to corrupt the already crumbling order of the tribe by giving the tribe whiskey and attempting to set up their own chiefs. As the 1850s arrived the United States government decided that it was necessity of the railroad took precedence over the rights of the Indians of Nebraska. In 1854 the Omaha were finally forced to sign away all tribal land in exchange for a paltry sum of money and an empty promise of protection. Judith Boughter clearly shows through her examples the antagonism of white expansionists in their dissipation of Omaha land and culture.
Despite protests from white bureaucrats and settlers the Omahas were able to settle in the fertile Black Bird Hills, in an area that was part of their traditional tribal lands. The suffering of the Omaha, however, did not end when the tribe was relocated to the reservation. Boughter states that the persecution Omaha continued, and carefully depicts the struggle of the Omaha under white agents and feuding missionaries. The author shows that the Omaha continued to have difficulty surviving. Despite the willingness of the tribe to comply with the white man's ways they find themselves perpetually mistreated. Of particular note are her mentions of the embezzlement of Indian funds by government agent J.B. Robertson who misappropriated as much as $25,000. With Indian agents proving untrustworthy the Omaha turned to Presbyterian and Quaker missionaries. Nevertheless, these groups quarreled with each other and more concerned with baptizing the Omaha into Western culture than helping them. As a result of these injustices the Omaha lost almost half of their reservation and found themselves worst off than they ever been.
By the 1880s, the US government was looking for a new policy of dealing with Indian affairs. In 1881, Alice Fletcher, a Boston anthropologist who had spent some time with the Omaha, suggested several measures for the "advance" of the Indians, specifically the idea of land allotment. These "reforms" and progressive actions actually forced many of the Omahas to give up their traditional culture and contributed to the erosion of their Native heritage. The practice of land allotment did more than just cause tribal controversy. In fact, argues Boughter, it threatened to undermine existence of the tribe. In the 1890s, during a Bureau of Indian Affairs investigation, it was discovered that much of the Omaha land had been taken over by whites in a one sided lease agreement that left many of the Omahas without land.
By 1916 many of the Omahas were destitute, landless, and due to the lawless and immoral actions of store owners in nearby white towns, alcoholics. Judith Boughter states that these events are the full effect of decades of government abuse and ignorance. The use of the Omahas as testing groups for government program after government program had left the Omahas barely recognizable as the once proud tribe that had controlled the Missouri.
There have been many books and articles written discussing the injustices of white expansion and control on the lives of Native Americans. Boughter's book, however, is the first in-depth record of the harsh story of the Omahas. In addition to the books groundbreaking account of the Omahas it is also a well written book. In Betraying the Omaha Nation Judith Boughter chronicles the wrongs committed against the Omahas by various organizations and groups in whom the tribe's faith was vested. She tells a tale of a beleaguered people who found hardship and adversity everywhere they turned. It is clear that Judith Boughter has great compassion for the struggles of the Omaha Nation. Her argument is carefully researched, and she gives numerous examples of white atrocities towards trusting members of the Omaha tribe. In fact Boughter should be esteemed not only for her book which ties so much information about Omahas, but for her compilation of the information itself. With sources ranging from anthropologist Alice Fletcher to various court documents it is certainly an impressive collection of details. The book does not put on airs nor does it seek to contradict current theories of 19th century United States expansion. Indeed, the books greatest achievement is in the unprecedented record of the peaceful Omahas who were forced to take the brunt of Western thought and experimentation time and time again.
Judith Boughter states that the demise of Omahas stems from the corrupt workings of white bureaucrats and the greed of settlers, also contributing, she notes is the ignorance of white "reformers" such as Alice Fletcher. Boughter's argument is difficult to discredit her seemingly endless bibliography and carefully documented examples certainly reveal her knowledge on the subject.
There are, however, a few instances where the book falls short. For the common reader the book may stray into detail to the excess. Boughter's discussion of court cases and various legal exchanges do tend to seem tedious and unnecessary. In addition to these complaints some of the maps are not as helpful as they should be particularly maps one and two. Map one is an illustration of the settlements of the Omaha and other eastern Nebraska tribes. The map shows the location of the settlements but neglects to record the dates they were settled. Map two shows the location of the mid-western Indian tribes but the map is crowded and it is difficult to distinguish the borders of the tribes.
Despite these complaints the book as a whole is a very well put together work. Boughter does an excellent job of tying together the different accounts of the Omahas into a well thought out careful illustration of the oppressed lives of the Omaha Nation. Her book is not just a historical account but is a living reminder of the sins committed by our country; it is a warning against the arrogant policies of enculturation.

This book is misrepresented. It is not written by Mike Cappelletti and Mike Caro. It is written by Mike Cappelletti, with Caro sanitizing only the first half on Texas Hold'em. In the introduction Caro says he didn't touch the Omaha section, relieving it of his discipline and mathematical validation. This is a great disappointment for his insights into Omaha play would be invaluable, should he ever deign to share them. It's a major reason I bought the book, only to be let down.

Second, this book was twelve years old when it was published, even by the authors' admission. It is on limit Hold'em and Omaha, not no-limit / pot-limit. Twelve years ago - even five - limit was the most popular form of Texas Hold'em, and all books were only on how to play it. Today, no-limit has far surpassed limit, and it's hard to find a limit Omaha game. Even Omaha high-low is mostly played pot limit. (But if you want to see something funny, such as all 10 players in all the way to the river, sit in on a limit Omaha game. If you can find one.)

If you are interested in limit Hold'em and Omaha, this is possibly the best book I've seen. The instructions are clear, smart, and well founded. You will get a much better idea of what you're looking for, what you can expect, and what you're trying to accomplish for both games than poker books.

But whether in Europe or the US, Omaha has always been by far mostly played pot limit. It's even rather silly to play it otherwise. And despite the author's assertions that much of limit strategy can be transferred to no limit, there are significant differences.

This book is a disappointment for not giving accurate authorship nor admitted its limit limitation. The latter didn't matter 12 years ago, but matters a lot today.

But one little inset box on page 69 may make this book worth the price for many players: an operative definition of aggressive play.

All poker authors do the same thing: describe a tight entry strategy, then say, "But play aggressively." That's like saying, "Be happy," or, "Don't be mad." How do you "be" anything? Most of us can barely control what we do. If I could control my being I'd be a saint, or possibly a god.

In Super System 1, Doyle Brunson is at least a little more helpful. He adds, "But don't be foolish."

But in Mastering Hold'em and Omaha Poker, on page 69, Mike Caro tosses in a description to give the reader some idea of what is meant by these references to aggressive play. It's well worth reading.

this book seems to have really been written by mike cappelletti, and the impression otherwise is misleading, if not disingenuous. (though presumably there is some publishing rule which was followed to accomplish this? likewise, if, inconsistently with the text itself, caro and cappelletti actually did co-write the main text, that also should have been clarified.) what was written by caro are little "tidbits" in blocked greyed type. (caro's notes, while sparse relative to the text, appear to be worthwhile and are a bit more straightforward than the more enigmatic approach of the text's apparent true author.)

at the same time, caro's page sized charts of hand play seemed like a big waste of space. does one really need over half a page taken up solely by the blank side of every player's playing cards? also, figuring out the play of the hand on these over sized charts (explained as well in the appendix, but I urge you not to "cheat" and consult therein) could be looked at one of at least two ways. a bonus exercise in problem solving, or a pain in the buttockia. what makes it amusing is that it seems that the point of using a whole page to convey a hand lay out that could be easily conveyed in a fraction of the space, would be for the sake of simplicity and clarity, not the opposite.

the Hold em section is not reviewed here, since there are so many books on hold em, and so few on Omaha. that said, so far the Hold em section seems like a worthwhile read.

while the Omaha sections contain their share of stating the obvious type filler sentences, cappelletti also includes a large amount of the opposite; that is, advanced or thoughtful concepts expressed far more succinctly than perhaps many readers may like. however, the side result of this is that the book also, indirectly, gets one to think about the game a bit more as one tries to figure out what he may mean. (also, note that the book covers both Omaha, and Omaha hi low, which one would not necessarily get from the title.) while this may seem like a drawback, it may not be, particularly as the book is not written for beginner or neophyte Omaha play, and sometimes thinking about conclusions rather than just inadvertently trying to memorize or "learn" them, can be as, if not more productive.

thus, the author also presumes a lot of knowledge, including on hand selection. this last would seem to be reasonable, given that hand selection (and how to play those hands pre flop) is a fairly elementary concept, not a "master" concept. but on the other hand, many players do not seem to understand it in Omaha. (although that again may be semi purposeful or self reinforcing on their part, as many players, online at least, play hands that are so atrocious (which can be okay), and then over play them post flop to incorrect odds (which is not), that one wonders how they do not manage to bankrupt their roll. some in the so called tin foil hat club may more reasonably suspect that it is possible that this is because some online play may not in fact be truly random -- whether done purposefully or more likely by unacknowledged imperfections in the idea of computer generated randomness at certain levels of play (and/or whatever is being used as input data), a question that given the popularity of poker has seen surprisingly little erudite and COMPREHENSIVE, rather than incomplete and overly presumptive, analysis).

so if one can follow what cappelletti means, or, perhaps even better, at least figure something out which the reader thinks he may mean, there is a good bit of helpful and even advanced analysis in the book.

Another thing which cappelletti does which is somewhat unusual, and very helpful, is that he helps the reader think more about the overall situation and impressions, and how that might play into overall strategy as well as the play of individual hands. as a result, his analysis is not overly formulaic, but helps the reader not only to potentially absorb some interesting ideas, but learn to think about the game itself more broadly.

in sum, while this book, which by virtue of its double bifurcated subject approach only devotes about a quarter each to Omaha hi and Omaha hi low, may leave different readers with vastly different impressions, overall, it seems to be a worthwhile read for the non neophyte Omaha player.

one non poker point, which may seem picayune. but do poker authors sometimes not believe in editors? maybe certain types of grammatical or editing mistakes may lend a little salty coolness to poker books. but confusing "than" and "then" is not among them. while these terms get botched on occasion (or inadvertently when in a hurry, but "then," if one is in a hurry this may be more productive "than," as with many grammatical errors, taking the time to edit), to make this mistake in a published book is petty sloppy. while cappelletti's book seems to be worthwhile and add to the overall quality of information and thought on this game, there are a lot of crap books out there on almost every subject, written by seemingly anybody and everybody with an opinion. not that this is necessarily bad, as what is "good" is ultimately subjective, and it should be this way at least when it comes to opportunity (although a lot of trash, particularly in other subject areas, most notably politics, tends to cover up far better AND MORE ACCURATE material). but what is not subjective is editing for basic mistakes. and this book makes a pretty bad one.

Warning: This is the vol. two of the OLD edition of Omaha, so if you're buying the new edition, you shouldn't buy this book, you should buy the vol 2. of the NEW edition.

I'm one of those few diehard Sherlockians who doesn't mind literary revisionism. I like the whole idea of playing around with great literary characters like Holmes and Watson, and I absolutely LOVE the things Phillip Jose Farmer did with those two over the past 30 years. But...

This graphic novel is a good idea -- what if Holmes and Watson were like Hunter S. Thompson and his Samoan attorney? -- but the execution is poor. Not only is the artwork barely passable -- which, amazingly, the author admits in his afterword -- but the story really goes nowhere. Sure, there is some irony in the tale, but that alone doesn't make this story work. And it's raunchy -- REALLY raunchy -- so watch out, you cleancut Sherlockians.

A good idea is done in by, well, mediocre art and a weak plot. Too bad.

As the librarian for the K-12 school on the Omaha Indian Reservation in Macy, NE, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to purchase a book for the children to reflect their culture. This volume is filled with beautiful photographs and drawings, is laid out sensibly, but is filled with inaccuracies and errors. People are identified incorrectly in photos, and basic understandings about the Sky People and the Earth People are completely reversed. A page by page review by tribal elders and scholars have found errors from beginning to end. Representatives of the tribe are sending a plea to the publisher for corrections. My hope is that they respond favorably and fix the errors to make this a book of value and accuracy.

I don't know what happened here, the author Tim Kilvert-Jones penned the truly excellent Sword Beach edition of the Battleground Europe series, and I bought this expecting it to be as good. Sadly I was wrong, this is frankly a very disappointing book. Firstly there are errors in the text - two photos of the German bunker at WN65 are labelled WN64, and a full page photo of troops onboard ship was taken off the other American beach Utah, and there is a modern picture of the lane leading to where the guns were inland from Pointe du Hoc - fine except it's the wrong lane. Secondly the battlefield tour unlike the highly detailed routes in other books in the series is very very basic - consisting of only 5 stands. The text fails to mention interesting places to stop and visit like the Dog White Sector and WN60 above Fox Red, and really just points out the monuments. Compared to the author's Sword beach book, this was a major let down for me.

Finally, the text section of the book before the battlefield guide part, is frankly "dull as dishwater". 50 pages is devoted to the overall planning of Overlord, which I would propose is not something the average buyer of this book would be looking for, as it is covered in hundreds of general D-Day books. For the actual Omaha beach portion, it used the same old standard US National Archive photos interspersed with maybe half a dozen brief veteran's accounts collected by the author. Also the text could have done with being broken down into clearly defined chapters relating to perhaps each beach sector or exit. All in all I'll stick with the word "disappointing."

I wonder if the publisher reduced the authors original manuscript to fit the format of the book?