Soldiers of the Queen (SOTQ): Issue 179

The Victorian Military Society has recently published the latest issue of its journal, and a copy of SOTQ (Soldiers of the Queen) arrived in the post a couple of days ago.

This was a double-sized issue, and the reason for this was explained by in the magazine's editorial. Due to the impact of COVID-19, it had not been possible to publish the issue that was due three months ago, and so it had been decided to make this one twice the normal size. Furthermore, the Victorian Military Society has decided that henceforth the magazine will only be published three times each year rather than the current four times, but that to compensate, one issue each year will be a double-sized issue.

The articles included in this issue are:

• Before the Eagles Fell: Foreign sovereigns as British regimental colonels-in-chief before 1914 by Dr Andrew Winrow
• Wireless goes to War: The use of wireless communications in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 by Dr Brian Austin
• Delhi, May 1857: Echoes of murderous mutineers and miraculous escapes by Dr Harold E Raugh Jr.
• Researching Trooper Tommy Atkins by Geoffrey A Pocock
• Field Marshal Lord Raglan: His final illness and unanticipated demise by Dr Mike Hinton
• Book Reviews by Dr Rodney Atwood and Andrew Smith
• Officers of the Victorian Military Society

This was another excellent issue, and yet again the Victorian Military Society is to be commended for managing to publish and distribute its journal whilst the impact of the current pandemic is still affecting everyday life.