Was the Battle of Britain the first battle of World War 2?

No, not by any means. Poland, Denmark & Norway, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg & France were all overrun by the Nazis by this time. The battle of Britain was a forerunner to the planned invasion of Britain one of the first allied Victories 1939 Battle of the River Plate The pocket battleship Admiral Graft Spee Launched: 30 June 1934 chased into Montevideo harbour and later scuttled.

HMS cumberland a heavy destroyer Commissioned: 23 February 1928 was sent to help The cruiser HMS Exeter and the light cruisers HMS Ajax and Achilles showing how good the RN was even in 1939 Battle of the Atlantic Name given to the conflicts in the Atlantic Ocean between 1940 and 1945 Battle of Britain was from about June to sept 1940 and was the Beginning of the defeat of Germany.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.