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Victoria Schofield
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The Fragrance of Tears, my friendship with Benazir Bhutto.

Head of Zeus, 2020, www.headofzeus.com
Oxford University Press Pakistan, 2021

'The story of a remarkable woman, but not as history has already written it. This intimate account could oly have been written by someone like Victoria Schofield, who stood next to Benazir in everyday and earth-shaking moments, both as an astute observer and loyal friend.' Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent.

' A beautifully written and deeply moving account of Victoria Schofield's 33-year friendship with Benazir Bhutto. In the true style of memoir, she captures the person - dutiful daughter, erstwhile matchmaker, laoy friend, and, above all, courageous woman.' Peter Galbraith, US diplomat and foreign policy adviser.

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The Fragrance of Tears, my friendship with Benazir Bhutto
 
The Black Watch and the Great War

The Black Watch and the Great War, Rediscovered Histories from the Regimental Family edited by Fraser Brown and Derek J. Patrick

Tippermuir Books Ltd, 2020

Chapter: Private (Baron) Hubert de Reuter: 'Our Toff'

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Kashmir in Conflict

IB Tauris, 2000, 2002, 2010 and 2021

'A brilliantly detailed journey through the complex history of Jammu and Kashmir.'
Literary Review.

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Kashmir in Conflict
 
With the Royal Navy in War and Peace, O'er the Deep Blue Sea  

With the Royal Navy in War and Peace: O'er the Dark Blue Sea,

Foreword and edited by Victoria Schofield.
Pen & Sword Maritime, 2018, www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

'Vice Admiral B.B. Schofield's memoirs provide a window on the Royal Navy in peace and conflict at a time when it was immensely powerful but nevertheless faced hideous chllangens ....these are the recolecctions of a humane, literate and intelligent man who was 'present at the creation.' Rear Admiral James Goldrick, AO, CSC

'Highly recommended.'Navy Books, August 2019.

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The Black Watch: Fighting in the Front Line 1899-2006, The Official Regimental History, Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales, Introduction by Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Irwin, KCB, CBE

Head of Zeus, 2017, www.headofzeus.com

Winner of the Military History Monthly Gold Book of the Year Award 2018

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The Black Watch: Fighting in the Frontline 1899-2006The Black Watch: Fighting in the Frontline 1899-2006 Paperback

January 2022

 
Democratic Security & Transition in Pakistan, edited by Professor Shaun Gregory  

Democratic Security & Transition in Pakistan, edited by Professor Shaun Gregory
Chapter 7: Kashmir and its regional context, self-determination and prospects for peace

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Afghanistan Revealed, edited by Caroline Richards and Jules Stewart with a Foreword by HRH the Prince of Wales
Chapter 4:  Pakistan’s Badlands: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa- the North-West Frontier

'Afghanistan Revealed offers fresh perspectives on an ancient territory obscured by tales of tragic conflict. The compendium not only sheds new light, but offers fresh hope. It is essential reading.'
Tim Butcher, Best-selling author of Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart

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Afghanistan Revealed
 
The Highland Furies: The Black Watch 1739-1899

The Highland Furies: The Black Watch 1739-1899, The Official Regimental History, Foreword by HRH the Prince of Wales, Introduction by Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Irwin, KCB, CBE

Quercus, 2012

'Schofield's meticulous record of the spirit that gave rise to those [battle] honours provides a worthy memorial to the Black Watch.'
Andro Linklater, The Spectator.

Short-listed for the Templer Medal for the most significant contribution to the history of  British Army. 

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Witness to History: The life of John Wheeler-Bennett, Yale University Press.

Yale University Press, 2012 - www.yalebooks.co.uk

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Witness to History: The life of John Wheeler-Bennett,
 
Afghan Frontier: at the Crossroads of Conflict

Afghan Frontier: at the Crossroads of Conflict

Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2003 and 2010

‘Essential – and highly enjoyable – reading for anyone seeking to understand the world’s most difficult and dangerous region.’ –
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, KCMG, LVO, former British Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan 

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Wavell: Soldier and Statesman

John Murray, 2006
Pen & Sword 2010
Pen & Sword 2022 (paperback)

‘A worthy tribute to a great man’
The Times Literary Supplement.

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Wavell: Soldier and Statesman
The House That Fell Down

The House That Fell Down

John Murray Publishers, 2001

‘An engaging and enlightening saga’
The Times Literary Supplement

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Old Roads, New Highways: fifty years of Pakistan [editor]

OUP, Karachi, 1998

‘A read not to be missed,’
Libas International

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Kashmir in the Crossfire

Kashmir in the Crossfire

IB Tauris, 1996

‘A brilliantly detailed journey through the complex history of Jammu and Kashmir’,
Literary Review

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Every Rock, Every Hill: the Plain Tale of the North-West Frontier and Afghanistan

Buchan and Enright 1984, Century Hutchinson 1987

‘Very carefully researched and well written.’
M.M. Kaye

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Every Rock, Every Hill: the Plain Tale of the North-West Frontier and Afghanistan
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The United Nations

Wayland Press 1979 and 1984

 

Bhutto: Trial and Execution

Cassell 1979 and Classic, Lahore, 1990

‘A powerful indictment on a black chapter in the history of Pakistan,’
The Sunday Telegraph.

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Bhutto: Trial and Execution
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