Francois Vauvillier Author

Ian Sumner and Francois Vauvillier have both made a lifetime study of this subject and have combined to produce the definitive study of the French Army during the Second World War. Francois Vauvillier is Group Editor of Histoire & Collections and lives and works in Paris. This is his first book for Osprey. Ian Sumner is the author of MAA 286 The French Army 1914-18. Mike Chappell spent 22 years in infantry soldiering before become a full time military illustrator. His work is popular world-wide and he has written and illustrated several books for Osprey, including Men-at-Arms 300 French Foreign Legion since 1945. He is particulary skilled in illustrating 20th century subjects.