Victoria Schofield

Rosemary Victoria Schofield is a British author, biographer, and historian.[1] Her most recent books are a memoir of her thirty year friendship with Benazir Bhutto,[2][3] a two volume history of the Black Watch[4][5] and a biography of Sir John Wheeler-Bennett.[6] She also wrote the first full-length biography of Field Marshal Archibald Wavell[7][8] and edited a memoir of his life and naval career by her late father Vice Admiral B. B. Schofield.[9] She regularly contributes to British national and specialist media.[10]

Life and career

Victoria Schofield was educated at the Royal Naval School for Girls, and at Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) of Oxford University, from which she holds a degree in Modern History. At LMH she was a close friend of Benazir Bhutto, whom she succeeded as President of the Oxford Union Society.[11] She was the visiting Alistair Horne Fellow at St Antony's College, University of Oxford in 2004-2005.[12]

Schofield is married to Stephen Willis and has three adult children.[11]

Published works

  • Bhutto: Trial and Execution. London: Cassell, 1979. ISBN 9780304305391.
  • The United Nations: People, Politics, and Power. Hove: Wayland, 1979. ISBN 9780853406563.
  • Every Rock, Every Hill: The Plain Tale of the North-West Frontier and Afghanistan. London: Pimlico, 1984, 1987. ISBN 978-0712616256.
  • Kashmir in the Crossfire. London, Tauris, 1996. ISBN 9781860640360.
  • (ed.) Old Roads, New Highways: Fifty Years of Pakistan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 9780195778458.
  • The House That Fell Down: A Diary of a Domestic Disaster. London: John Murray, 2001. ISBN 9780719563294.
  • Wavell: Soldier and Statesman. London: John Murray, 2006. ISBN 9780719563201.
  • Afghan Frontier: Feuding and Fighting in Central Asia / At the Crossroads of Conflict. London: Tauris Parke, 2003, 2010. ISBN 9781417556922.
  • Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan, and the Unending War. London: Tauris, 2000, 2003, 2010. ISBN 9781860645457.
  • Witness to History: The Life of John Wheeler-Bennett. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012. ISBN 9780300179019.
  • The Highland Furies: The Black Watch 1739-1899. London: Quercus, 2012. ISBN 9781849165501.
  • The Black Watch: Fighting in the Front Line, 1899-2006. London: Head of Zeus, 2017. ISBN 9781784979973.
  • With The Royal Navy in War and Peace: O'Er the Dark Blue Sea (Editor). London: Pen & Sword, 2018. ISBN 9781526736475
  • The Fragrance of Tears: My Friendship with Benazir Bhutto. London: Apollo, 2020. ISBN 9781789544459.

References

  1. ^ "Victoria Schofield | The Round Table". The Round Table. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, Isambard. "The ruthless politics of Pakistan — and the curse of being a Bhutto". Spectator online. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ Schofield, Victoria. "'From Oxford pals to political prisoner – my 30-year friendship with Benazir Bhutto'". Telegraph online. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Victoria Schofield's The Black Watch launches in London". Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ Linklater, Andro. "The Courage of Countless Generations"[permanent dead link‍]. The Spectator, 2 June 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  6. ^ Simms, Brendan. "The Man Who Knew Everyone". Wall Street Journal, 4 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Wavell: Soldier and Statesman". The English Historical Review (2006) CXXI(494): 1563-1564. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  8. ^ Ziegler, Philip. "A Talent for Losing"[permanent dead link‍]. The Spectator, 8 April 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Review: With The Royal Navy in War and Peace - O'er The Dark Blue Sea". Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  10. ^ Selected Articles and Features. Official website. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  11. ^ a b Personal information. Official website. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  12. ^ The Alistair Horne Fellowship (with list of past Fellows). St Antony's College, Oxford. Retrieved 10 November 2012. Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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