Wellingtons Peninsula Regiments (1 The Irish

Mike Chappell comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952 and retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers). He began painting military subjects in 1968 and since then has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has also written and illustrated many books for Osprey.Chappell, Mike is the author of 'Wellingtons Peninsula Regiments (1 The Irish', published 2003 under ISBN 9781841764023 and ISBN 1841764027.