Reprint of "Kauz Night Fighters" from Chandos - Coming May 2026

[Edward]

Richard - Chandos Publications Ltd.

"I am pleased to announce that we will shortly receive a strictly limited reprint of our hugely successful Dornier 'Kauz' night fighters book by Mikael Olrog.

Of all of our out of print books, this is the one I get asked about the most. With this in mind, I have commissioned a slightly edited reprint. Some minor errors have been corrected in the text, while some major revisions that came to light after the first print run have now been made available as a PDF errata sheet only, from the Chandos website. This was a decision taken by myself as publisher to ensure fairness to those who bought the first print run. Rather than having to fork out for a second edition, readers of both the first and second print runs can simply refer to the errata sheet, which will be made available shortly and is relevant to all versions of the book.

This will be a limited re-release, so please place your pre-order now to avoid disappointment!

Delivery is expected in mid-May 2026"

Kauz Night Fighters: Dornier’s first night fighters and their operations with the Luftwaffe – Dornier Do17Z-7 Kauz I, Do17Z-10 Kauz II, Do215B-5 Kauz III
(Chandos Publications Ltd - May 2026)
by Mikael Olrog
208 pages w/ 260 b&w photos and 17 colour profiles
£50.00

"The Second World War was only a few months old when the Generalstab der Luftwaffe became convinced of the urgent need to create a potent night fighter force. At the time Germany was lagging behind one of its principal enemies, England, which was already testing onboard radar equipment for use in its night fighters.

This book aims to present a detailed account of how, in a short time, Dornier was able to convert its Do 17 Z medium bomber into a night fighter, how AEG and Telefunken developed the Spanner I Infra-red device and the FuG 202 B/C radar, and how the Luftwaffe’s night fighter tactics evolved from long range intruder missions over England in 1940, to a complex collaboration in 1941 and 1942 between ground based radar stations in mainland Europe and radar equipped Do 215 B-5 Kauz IIIs which were guided to successful interceptions of RAF bombers during their flights to and from targets.

The important contribution made by less than 40 converted Kauz night fighters during the early years of the war is placed in a larger context, and their subsequent use as night fighter trainers, practice aerial targets and utility aircraft is also examined, covering operations right up until the war’s end in 1945.

The main text is supplemented by hundreds of rare period photographs, maps, specially commissioned colour profiles and data drawn from numerous logbooks to present the best possible coverage of the type."

https://www.chandospublications.co.u...the-luftwaffe/