Dear Bernard: I teethed on Churchill’s Set of The 2nd World War, delighted in Mattingly’s the Armada, enjoyed Forester’s Hornblower Series, Enjoyed O’Brien’ Commander and Captain even more for better filling out of his characters than Forester, and was recommended to your Richard Sharpe series by a friend in Minneapolis. I finished the Danish setting last week, and just finished “Havoc”. I commend you for even better characterization than even O’Brien, plus great history along with it. I have been in both Denmark and Portugal and visited some of the places you mention, and will see more on another trip. I have ordered three of the VideoTapes of the Sharpe Series, and hope thay are as good. I have Escape to keep me occupied between writing a course outline on teaching, creativity, entrepreneurship, and management implementaion of problem solutions [for middle managers], and doing some cooking. I live near New Bedford, and have been semi-retired since 1989. I salute your work and look for more. Bernard Roth