Book Review of
Guide to German Night Fighters in WWII
The Night Defenders of the Reich
Author: Eduardo Manuel Gil Martinez
Kagero Books
ISBN: 978-83-66673-68-7
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $46.95
ISBN: 978-83-66673-68-7
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $46.95
Many books of the Luftwaffe in WWII have been published over the years, although the Night Fighter branch has been studied less often. In this book you will be able to know all the types and subtypes of aircraft used by the Luftwaffe in the night defense of Germany.
In addition, in a didactic way, you will know the history of the German night fighters, the units, aces, tactics, types of radars, the camouflages, the armament etc. The book does not forget the use of night fighters made in Germany in other countries, such as Italy, Romania or Hungary, or even Japanese night fighters.
Finally, ranking of the German night fighters is told to know which of them was the best. In this guide you will find everything you need to learn about German night fighters in an easy, but deep way.
THE BOOK:
Kagero is based in Lublin, Poland.
This book is of soft-cover of 140 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows 2 black and white wartime photos of night fighters.
The photo at the top is of a Dornier Do-217J-2. It is jet black overall with a white no, 51 on the sides of its nose.
The photo at the bottom is of a Heinkel He-219A-7, that was captured by British troops at Grove, Denmark and shipped to the UK at the end of the war. It is in camouflage of a base of light-gray with dark-gray spot pattern.
The book holds 221 black and white photos of:
The Messerschmitt Bf-110, the Dornier Do-17 and Do-215, the Junkers Ju-88, the Dornier Do-217, auxiliary night fighters, the Messerschmitt Bf-109, the Focke Wulf FW-190, the Messerschmitt Me-210 and Me-410, the Focke Wulf Ta-154, the Heinkel He-219, the Messerschmitt Me-262 and the Arado Ar-234.
Also Japanese night fighters.
Radar dishes on the ground are photographed as well as a search-light. There is one map, 9 line drawings and illustrations of 4 German night fighter squadron badges.
There are 8 color profiles that show side views:
A Bf-110G-4 , a Bf-110E-2, a Do-215B-5, a He-219A-7, a Me-262B, a Ju-88G-6, a Do-17Z-7 and a Do-217N-2/R-22.
This is a neat book about night fighters. It will be of interest to both modelers and aviation historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers, the N. American distributor of Kagero Books for this review sample. All Kagero titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
In addition, in a didactic way, you will know the history of the German night fighters, the units, aces, tactics, types of radars, the camouflages, the armament etc. The book does not forget the use of night fighters made in Germany in other countries, such as Italy, Romania or Hungary, or even Japanese night fighters.
Finally, ranking of the German night fighters is told to know which of them was the best. In this guide you will find everything you need to learn about German night fighters in an easy, but deep way.
THE BOOK:
Kagero is based in Lublin, Poland.
This book is of soft-cover of 140 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows 2 black and white wartime photos of night fighters.
The photo at the top is of a Dornier Do-217J-2. It is jet black overall with a white no, 51 on the sides of its nose.
The photo at the bottom is of a Heinkel He-219A-7, that was captured by British troops at Grove, Denmark and shipped to the UK at the end of the war. It is in camouflage of a base of light-gray with dark-gray spot pattern.
The book holds 221 black and white photos of:
The Messerschmitt Bf-110, the Dornier Do-17 and Do-215, the Junkers Ju-88, the Dornier Do-217, auxiliary night fighters, the Messerschmitt Bf-109, the Focke Wulf FW-190, the Messerschmitt Me-210 and Me-410, the Focke Wulf Ta-154, the Heinkel He-219, the Messerschmitt Me-262 and the Arado Ar-234.
Also Japanese night fighters.
Radar dishes on the ground are photographed as well as a search-light. There is one map, 9 line drawings and illustrations of 4 German night fighter squadron badges.
There are 8 color profiles that show side views:
A Bf-110G-4 , a Bf-110E-2, a Do-215B-5, a He-219A-7, a Me-262B, a Ju-88G-6, a Do-17Z-7 and a Do-217N-2/R-22.
This is a neat book about night fighters. It will be of interest to both modelers and aviation historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers, the N. American distributor of Kagero Books for this review sample. All Kagero titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Highly recommended.