Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am serving in Iraq with the Bristish Army, which as you can imagine is a rather bothersome affair (i’ll let you decide which part). I’m afraid I must admit I had never seen or read your Sharpe range, but at a lonley US Army outpost I met a fellow Brit who lent me the series on DVD. It was in short, fantastic, although I had to move on and didn’t finish the whole thing!! Whilst fictional, I managed to draw great resolve from your creation, which bolstered my spirit at a time when I was pretty low. I still can’t stop humming “Over the Hills and far away” which amuses the US troops I am with to no end. I would just like to say thank you, from a soldier, serving overseas. Best regards, Christian Stephen-Martin Iraq