Fun with Maps ISSUE 2025-148

By Steve Kovacs (Introduction by Chuck Gibson)

LOVELAND, OH (September 15, 2025) – In today’s edition of Fun with Maps, we look back at a significant invasion effort by Germany during WWII.            

Battle of Britain

Second World War.  It was imperative for Germany to invade Britain.  The first portion was to soften the enemy from July to October, 1940.  The mid-point of the bombardment was on September 15, 1940. London, Birmingham, Leeds and other cities.

• The British evacuated children and women to the countryside.
• The British launched their own planes to fight the German aircraft.
• The British used the newly developed radar technology to find the Germans in the sky.

The Germans eventually gave up and used their resources to invade Russia.  It was a bad call for them.

Tanner’s map of England and Wales is presented here from 1836.

Steve Kovacs and his wife Theresa reside in Loveland, Ohio where they raised their two children. He is a passionate collector of antique maps.

Visit his antique map boutique world-on-paper online. Watch for his daily feature Steve Kovacs: Fun with Maps here on Loveland Beacon.