'I was somewhat nervous about taking Sharpe to Waterloo' Bernard Cornwell looks back on Sharpe's Waterloo, and talks to us about the extraordinary story of the battle, the controversy surround this victory and the British muskets that saw off Napoleon. | Bernard Cornwell

Praise for Bernard Cornwell: 'Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES ‘Like Game of Thrones, but real’ OBSERVER 'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES 'The most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation' DAILY MAIL 'He’s called a master storyteller. Really he’s cleverer than that' TELEGRAPH | Bernard Cornwell