Dear Bernard In response to Tony Pells query on book recommendations I thought I would post a few, 1) in regard to the Buenos Aires expedition Waters of Oblivion by Ian Fletcher is worth a read about that subject. 2) For New Orleans try The British At the Gates by Robin Rilley 3)Finally for Washington (and Baltimore) its covered in Jon Latimers 1812 and Don’t Give Up the Ship the Myths of 1812 by Donald Hickey. Which brings me to my question Bernard have you ever considered writing a a book or two on 1812. It seems to be like Burma in WW2 the forgotten theatre of the Napoleonic wars and it was British Troops who played a key role in saving Canada from conquest. For instance Stoney Creek and Chryslers Farms happened in the Same year as Vittoria in Spain and while one is rightly praised the other two most people are not even aware off yet in one sense could be argued as arguably more brilliant (not to take away from the victory at Vittoria) as it was just a few soldiers (disobeying orders in one instance) fighting it out and with no Military Mind like Wellington to command them to plan the tactics. I wondered if you were tempted to write even just one book about that war and you would not even have to use Sharpe, Fredrickson could easily fill his shoes in Canada and he did end up there after Sharpe’s Revenge??? Yours sincerely Geraint