In several of your Sharpe books, politicians don’t hold much favour with the miltiary…especially in Sharpe’s Enemy. Did you find historical records of this attitude? At a D-Day memorial on June 6th here in Woostock, Ont., Canada I struck up a conversation with a man I’ve known for several years. We got talking of the various wars in Europe and expressed a similar interest in the Napoleonic Wars. Almost in unison we mentioned your name. Two hours later we were the only ones left at the memorial cenotaph. We’ve made a date for tea and a chance to compare notes. You made our day. Thanks Dan MacGillivray