An exhibition of rarely seen images of the historic preparations for Operation Overlord have been unveiled on the 80th anniversary of D-Day ... were loaded onto small landing craft in Weymouth ...

U.S. Army troops crowd into a navy landing craft infantry ship during the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. read more US Navy/Getty Images / Getty Images ...

The footage seen in D-Day: Secrets of the Frontline Heroes ... the reporter Jack Lieb had to commute to and from the landing craft to lug ashore his heavy equipment. He sent back colour film ...