Hello Mr. Cornwell, I am really enjoying your books, especially the Saxon Series. I have a hard time whenever one of the leading women dies, but I try to remind myself that they are just characters in a story and the Uhtred will be ok. If you don’t mind my asking, what sort of sources did you use to write your battle sequences? I assume firsthand accounts for the Sharpe’s fights but I’m at a loss for how you write what it’s like to be in a shield wall. I’m very impressed with the wisdom that Uhtred seems to have. How did you know to, beware the blow beneath the shield? I have long been interested in history and I have always wanted to travel. I got a chance to see some of the UK a few years ago and I loved it. I realized that instead of working and looking forward to vacations that I want to travel as part of my job. I want to go to museums and historical sites and write reviews about them. I am willing to go to school longer if I have to and I suspect that I do. I don’t know what sort of credentials or background I might need to get started as a museum critic. I’m having trouble finding books where the reviews are written by the staff of the guide and not merely submitted but the curators and public relations persons of museums and battle sites. I know that museum criticism is hardly your field but I was hoping that you could recommended some guide books to places of military interest and museums, that you might have come across or even used. I hope to contact the staff of these guides and get further information from them. Any guidance that you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time, Scott Leber