Dear Bernard In regards to your Starbuck novels Copperhead ends with Gaines Mill and Battle Flag starts with Cedar Mountain. Yet there was still a lot of fighting left in the 7 days at Glendale and Malvern Hill. I was wondering if you had any plans to tackle them in a short story to fill in the gap??? Also in the 7 days I wondered what your opinion was on the reason on Jackson’s apparent slowness in those engagements that contributed to the Souths heavy casualties It seems a long way from the Jackson at say Chancellorsville??? And what is your opinion of the generalship of Joe Johnston. He seemed to perform well against Sherman around Atlanta yet has a poor reputation ??? Finally two British historians Fuller and Burne both produced a book comparing the generalship of both Grant and Lee. Fuller came down on the side Grant and Burne on the side of Lee on who was the superior general I wondered where your views sided towards?? Yours sincerely Tony P.S Hope you don’t mind me saying this but A starbuck novel after you finish your next Uhtred novel would be really great.