Dear Bernard First of all I would like to congratulate you for the Sharpe series. The books are rattling good reads and about a decade ago I found them quite inspirational for me finding out more about the Peninsular War. Along with my then 10 year old son and long suffering wife we explored Salamanca, Fuentes de Onoro, Almeida, and Ciudad Rodrigo and a few years ago went to Badajoz where, incidentally, the people of the town refused a request from an English regiment to put up a memorial just a few years ago because they still remember the way the soldiers behaved after the battle. At the moment I am here again and revisiting several of the same places – staying in a nice hotel in Salamanca. Today I received a note via Facebook from my local second hand bookshop. They have a collection of Sharpe first editions, so I said where I am and they are happy to hold onto the ones I want until I return. I have checked these on your website and found a gap in the series! Where is the story of Fort Concepcion, blown up by the Light Division in 1810 (I think)? Surely Sharpe was involved. Also, he appears to have missed the Battle of the Coa River, a fight where the English were outnumbered but were successful in delaying Massena’s men long enough. Surely Sharpe must have been instrumental there. Please let me know if I have missed something, otherwise you need to produce another book or two on the series. I am a psychologist dealing with war trauma (recent book, Memory War and Trauma, Cambridge, 2010). I work on war trauma around the world; but I have a related hobby exploring battlefields. I am currently hoping to persuade Cambridge to produce a follow up book on battlefield tours (there is one such chapter in MWT), exploring the human experience of battle as expressed through interviews with participants, novels, plays, history, etc – all revolving around the flexible notion of memory. I’m sure Sharpe should be playing a part. Anyway, thank you for your books. You have certainly made your contribution to the field (and I hadn’t mentioned how the 100 years war will be one chapter of my book – another topic of yours, though I am waiting for the Battle of Castillon….) Best wishes Nigel