I’m the historian for San Juan Island National Historical Park (Washington State), home of the “Pig War.” Over the last 14 years I have become an Anglophile while writing three little histories of the event and the diplomatic shenanigans attendant to it. Along the way my late partner and bookseller handed me a copy of Sharpe’s Regiment. Not only was I hooked on the series, but you also gave me some valuable insight into British military culture. So…I’ve had a good time and help at the office in the bargain. Your characters surmount the odds, boudoir or battlefield, and we all want that. My favorites: Sharpe’s Trafalgar (hyperbole aside, rivals anything by O’Brian or Forester), Sharpe’s Regiment (love you, Susan), Sharpe’s Devil for the historical figures Cochrane, O’Higgins, and yes, Bonaparte (I keep loaning this one and end up having to replace it) and finally the Thomas Hookton books. Azincourt was also a splendid read, though I confess I bought it at Costco. Bravo and keep them coming. Ranger Mike