Mr. Cornwell:
I have read nearly all of your books and have enjoyed them immensely.   You are wonderful at getting inside the minds of the combatants and explaining their strategy and tactics.   I especially like the Hookton and Uhtred stories.

Since so many of your books revolve about battles in which a small but plucky force defeats a much larger but usually badly led enemy, have you ever considered writing about the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741?  The defenders were outnumbered by at least 5 to 1, but were led by an admiral who out-disabled Nelson, because he had only one eye, one arm and one leg!   Unfortunately for your sympathies, the losing attackers were the Royal Navy, and they had to hide the victory medals which they had coined prematurely.   Still, it makes a great David vs. Goliath tale.

Your devoted fan,
Norman Brenner