I started reading the Sharpe books about thirty years ago, and I loved them (I’ve just bought the latest).
And, your books prompted me to read more widely on the Peninsular War, and eventually to do a Masters’ on the subject, at Buckingham University. My Dissertation, ‘The Great Forgotten’: The Contribution Made by the Spanish to the Allied Campaign in the Peninsular War, 1808 – 1814 ‘, received a Distinction.
So, many thanks for pushing me to study a fascinating subject.
Sean Fear