Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (2) The Light Infantry

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 'Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (2) The Light Infantry', published 2004 under ISBN 9781841764030 and ISBN 1841764035.