he naval base of Portsmouth on the south coast of England has been vital to the defense of the country for centuries and has been used as a center of operations by the Royal Navy during that time, but especially so during both world wars. In the build-up for D-Day, Operation Overlord, the harbor and surrounding area was one of the major assembly points. Extending out from the base, some of the small, remote villages were used as staging areas for troops arriving and preparing
