Dear Bernard, My name is Samuel Rocca. My appreciation came from Jerusalem, in Israel, quite far! I’m a passionate of both Napoleonic wars and of the British Army. The latter interests me for personal reasons. My cousin, who served during WWII in the Royal Engineers in North Africa and in Italy always showed me the photographs he took during the war. Reading on the Napoleonic Wars, mainly the India and Peninsular Campaigns is my main hobby! My first book was of course Hornblower, but that was many years ago. From then I spend my free time reading memories from the period, both British and French, no matter if it’s Cavalie Mercer or Marbot! Well your Sharpe read so real, like to open “memoires” from one of the Napoleonic Wars veterans! My love history with Sharpe began many years ago. I began to read my first Sharpe in 1992, when I began my military service. Well, it was the ideal books! Never a dull moment (reading Sharpe of course, not in my military service!). From then till now I always strived with success to get the last Sharpe novel. No matter how. The end justifies the means…Now I’m reading with much pleasure Sharpe’s Escape. I visited more than once the battlefield of Waterloo, as my wife is of Belgian origin. Well, with the exception of good beer there are not much others things to do over there, than to visit battlefields. I must say that I do not just like Sharpe, I adore it! As a person that spent three years in the army, and every year has to do a month of reserve, you painted Sharpe not just realistically, but as the quintessence of the perfect field officer. Well, also Harper is the perfect Sergent! I would not mind to see Sharpe fighting also in Southern Italy with Stuart, at Maida (I visited the battleside), or at Buenos Aires with Beredsford. I’m happy that in 1814, your much decorated veteran of the Peninsula, was not sent to North America… Thank you very much for the good time Mr. Sharpe gives me. Your Obedient Servant Samuel Rocca, Esq.