Books by Victoria Schofield

The Rescue Ships and the Convoys, Saving Lives in World War Two.

By Vice Admiral B.B. Schofield. Edited and expanded by Victoria Schofield.

Pen & Sword Maritime, 2024

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‘Victoria Schofield has added much value to her father’s original 1968 book about the Rescue Ship Service in the Atlantic and Arctic Convoys.’ Vice Admiral Mike Gretton, CB

The Fragrance of Tears, my friendship with Benazir Bhutto.

Head of Zeus, 2020.
Oxford University Press Pakistan, 2021; Urdu edition 2025

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.

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’

Kashmir in Conflict

IB Tauris, 2000, 2002, 2010 and 2021

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

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

By Vice Admiral B.B. Schofield, CB, CBE

Foreword and edited by Victoria Schofield.

Pen & Sword Maritime, 2018.

‘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.

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.

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

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

Chapter 7: Kashmir and its regional context, self-determination and prospects for peace

Afghanistan Revealed, edited by Caroline Richards and Jules Stewart

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

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.

Witness to History: The life of John Wheeler-Bennet

Yale University Press, 2012.

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