Are the Blitz and the Battle of Britain the same thing?

After the Battle of France in 1940, the German Luftwaffe launched the Battle of Britain. read more

The Blitz came after the Battle of Britain. When the Germans lost the Battle of Britain, they decided that, instead of destroying the air force, they would try to demoralise the British people by bombing civilian populaces, as they had done previously in Belgium, France, and Holland. read more

The goal of the Battle of Britain was to conquer England. The goal of the Blitz (a protracted and intense bombing of England by the Luftwaffe) was to soften England up for phase II of the Battle of Britain: an invasion. read more

The Battle of Britain. London and Long Island City: Osprey Publishing, 2010. Gavin Mortimer. The Blitz: An Illustrated History. London and Long Island City: Osprey Publishing, 2010. 2010 was seventy years after 1940, and in the usual way saw the publication of a number of new books about the pivotal events of that year. read more