[Homer_J_Simpson]

Portsmouth is Hit – 2-3
Stronger Nazi Beer Gives Joy to Berlin – 3
The International Situation – 3
Hore-Belisha Urges a 100-Division Army – 3
Nazi Flier Finds ‘Heaven’ As a Captive in Britain – 3
Berlin Hails Gain – 4
Want Bridges Case Left Up to Jackson – 4
The Commander in Chief Inspects Latest Addition to Submarine Fleet (photo) – 5
Italy Reinforcing on Egypt’s Border – 6
Defense is Pushed at Base in Hawaii – 7
France Makes City a Diplomatic Post – 7
Pacific is Stressed in U.S. Navy Policy – 8
Britain Reveals Secret of ‘Scarecrow Patrol’ – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 11-12
982 Nazi Planes Downed By French, Who Lost 306 - 12

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/aug40/f13aug40.htm

Luftwaffe launches offensive on Britain

Tuesday, August 13, 1940 www.onwar.com

Over Britain... This is Adlertag (Eagle Day) which is to mark the beginning of the all-out Luftwaffe offensive against the RAF. The German objective is to cripple the British defenses and clear the sky over southern England within four days and, then, to eliminate RAF resistance completely within four weeks. The events of Eagle Day go strongly in favor of the RAF. The Germans fly about 1500 sorties, 1000 by fighters, and the British about 700 exclusively by fighters. The Germans lose 45 planes, the British only 13 and from these six pilots are able to return to their units and new machines.

[dfwgator]

I could only imagine living in England at that time, having a front-row seat at the dog fights overhead, and literally knowing that the fate of your country was being decided.

[BroJoeK]

"Stronger Nazi Beer Gives Joy to Berlin – 3"

Not certain what "malt content" refers to exactly, but presumably some relation to alcohol:

• increased "grain" (wheat?) production reduces the need for barley in bread.
• more barley for beer means a higher "malt content" -- here increased from 6% to 10%.
• more malt no doubt means more alcohol.

The articled notes that at the end of the First World War, malt content fell to 3% and:

"spirits of the beer drinkers of that period likewise reached an all-time low."

Of course, Hitler blamed Germany's defeat on a "stab in the back" by the Jews.
But I suspect the real reason is right here: 3% beer.
No self-respecting German would fight for that. ;-)

[BroJoeK]

"Defense is Pushed at Base in Hawaii – 7"

"Pacific is Stressed in U.S. Navy Policy – 8"

Here are two articles, one by a retired US Navy admiral, focusing on the defense of US facilities and ships in Hawaii.

"This island air base is watching with keen interest attempts by Germany to defeat another island across only thirty miles of water.
The results so far are regarded as heartening to the defenders of these islands against an enemy who would be obliged to cross 3,000 miles of water."