First – thank you for the great pleasure I derive from reading your work – you tell a fine story and the accuracy of your work augments my knowledge of history! I just finisehd “The Archer’s Tale”, and the historical notes appended thereto. Regarding your inputs on the effectiveness of the longbow – if you are unaware, there is great similarity in effectiveness of the longows of the Native American Indians – to the extent that the American fronteersman in a small group or one on one cnflict was seriously at the short end of an exchange between the rate of fire, accuracy, and impact energy delivered by a well used Bow and Arrow vs. the rifled muzzle loader. I recall it took the introduction of the repeating rifle or revolver before the “balance” of the exchange changed. Again, thank you for the pleasure of your work! Harvey Chao