Invasion of the South Coast in navy , army and air force operations . An ' invasion ' of the South Coast was part of the big combined navy , army and air force operations on the Hampshire coast . The two opposing factions in the ' war ' are Essex and Wessex Colonies of two warring European Powers , Redland and Blueland , situated on ' New Hampshire ' an island in the Southern Hemisphere . Wessex having superior naval strength , attempted a landing and were opposed by a comparatively small Essex Army which had been assembled in the New Forest . Photo shows , the landing of the invading force ( Wessex ) from the troopships , Dorsetshire and Benreech at Studland Beach , near Swanage . 26 August 1936 . Original caption from negative