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Mike Chappell
Categories:
Illustrator of:
- The Algerian War 1954–62,
- Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars 1948–73,
- Armies of the Vietnam War (2),
- Armies of the Vietnam War 1962–75,
- Army Commandos 1940–45,
- The Australian Army in World War I,
- Axis Cavalry in World War II,
- Battle for the Falklands (1),
- Battle for the Falklands (3),
- Bf 109 Aces of North Africa and the Mediterranean,
- Bf 109D/E Aces 1939–41,
- Blenheim Squadrons of World War 2,
- The British Army 1939–45 (1),
- The British Army 1939–45 (2),
- The British Army 1939–45 (3),
- The British Army in the 1980s,
- The British Army in World War I (1),
- The British Army in World War I (2),
- The British Army in World War I (3),
- British Cavalry Equipments 1800–1941,
- British Infantry Equipments (1),
- British Infantry Equipments (2),
- British Territorial Units 1914–18,
- British Tommy 1914–18,
- The Canadian Army at War,
- Churchill Infantry Tank 1941–51,
- Corsair Aces of World War 2,
- F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War,
- Finnish Aces of World War 2,
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Aces of the Western Front,
- French Aces of World War 2,
- The French Army 1939–45 (1),
- The French Army 1939–45 (2),
- French Foreign Legion,
- French Foreign Legion 1872–1914,
- French Foreign Legion 1914–45,
- The French Indochina War 1946–54,
- German Airborne Troops 1939–45,
- German Jet Aces of World War 2,
- German Night Fighter Aces of World War 2,
- German Special Forces of World War II,
- Germany's Eastern Front Allies 1941–45,
- The Guards Divisions 1914–45,
- The Gurkhas,
- Hellcat Aces of World War 2,
- Hurricane Aces 1939–40,
- Imperial Japanese Navy Aces 1937–45,
- The Indian Army 1914–1947,
- International Brigades in Spain 1936–39,
- The Israeli Army in the Middle East Wars 1948–73,
- Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937–45,
- Japanese Paratroop Forces of World War II,
- Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader 1937–41,
- Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader of North Africa and the Mediterranean,
- The King's German Legion (2),
- The Korean War 1950–53,
- Korean War Aces,
- Late Mark Spitfire Aces 1942–45,
- Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45,
- The Malayan Campaign 1948–60,
- Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer Aces of World War 2,
- Modern African Wars (1),
- Mosquito Bomber/Fighter-Bomber Units 1942–45,
- Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI,
- The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I,
- The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II,
- P-38 Lightning Aces of the ETO/MTO,
- P-38 Lightning Aces of the Pacific and CBI,
- P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Eighth Air Force,
- Panzerkampfwagen III Medium Tank 1936–44,
- Partisan Warfare 1941–45,
- Polish Aces of World War 2,
- Security Forces in Northern Ireland 1969–92,
- Soviet Aces of World War 2,
- Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939–41,
- Spitfire Mark V Aces 1941–45,
- Sturmartillerie & Panzerjäger 1939–45,
- Typhoon and Tempest Aces of World War 2,
- US Armed Forces in China 1856–1941,
- The US Army in World War II (1),
- The US Army in World War II (2),
- The US Army in World War II (3),
- US Marine Corps 1941–45,
- US Paratrooper 1941–45,
- The War in Cambodia 1970–75,
- Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (1),
- Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (2),
- Wildcat Aces of World War 2,
- World War II Infantry Tactics
Author of:
- Army Commandos 1940–45,
- The British Army in the 1980s,
- The British Army in World War I (1),
- The British Army in World War I (2),
- The British Army in World War I (3),
- British Cavalry Equipments 1800–1941,
- British Infantry Equipments (1),
- British Infantry Equipments (2),
- The Canadian Army at War,
- The Guards Divisions 1914–45,
- The Gurkhas,
- The King's German Legion (2),
- Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (1),
- Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (2)
Biography
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), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has written and illustrated many books for Osprey.