HMNB Portsmouth the military and naval units destined for Sword Beach on the Normandy coast as a part of Operation Overlord and the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944. Troops destined for each of the landing beaches left from Portsmouth aboard vessels such as the armed merchant cruisers HMCS "Prince Henry" and HMCS "Prince David", escorted by the Canadian destroyers HMCS "Algonquin" and "Sioux". The majority of the naval support for the operation left from Portsmouth, including the Mulberry Harbours. Boathouse 4 (built around the start of hostilities) contributed to the construction of landing craft and support vessels as well as more
The 6:41 to Paris name perfectly despite it being a complex Polish one. The woman realized that he did not recognize her though they had dated for about three months twenty-five years prior. Blondel's observant tendencies lent themselves to the realistic and detailed nature of the book. "The 6:41 to Paris" was first published in French as "06H41" in 2013 by Buchet-Chastel. This translation by Alison Anderson was published in 2015 by New Vessel Press. "06H41" has been translated into ten languages so far. "The 6:41 to Paris" received high praise from many critics who commented on Blondel's ability to captivate an audience and