Dear Mr Cornwell, Firstly many thanks for the hours of pleasure that you have given me through the Sharpe series. This has also led to me being thoroughly hooked on that whole era of British military history. I thought that you might like to know that the Portuguese are finally beginning to realise the archaeological heritage that they have. On a very recent visit to the Sintra/Torres Vedras area I visited Forto Du Zambujal (fort 95). Expecting nothing but old earthworks I was amazed to see that extensive re-working had taken place and that the site has been restored to a great degree to show the original layout. In fact it had only re-opened in July of this year. I do have some pictures if you are interested, both of the site and the informative display board. There is even an extensive footpath leading up from the main road, so a considerable amount of money and effort have been spent. Also, in the tourist information centre at Mafra, there is a large, semi-interactive map showing the lines and many of the forts, with some smaller free maps for people to take away. Lamentably I didn’t get time to visit more places but hopefully other such works are happening. Sorry to have bothered you but I thought you might like to know about this, as may others who read your books so please feel free to pass the info on. Very kind regards and, once again, many thanks Paul