Tom Sheppard
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Tom Sheppard, MBE, ARPS, is a British explorer, pilot and RAF test pilot. He's best-known for the 1975 Sahara west-to-east crossing, using Land Rover 101s. He's also gone on several solo Sahara expeditions, and written extensively and authoritatively on 4x4 driving and expeditions.
He runs his own publishing company, Desert Winds Publishing.
Bibliography[edit]
- Desert Expeditions, Royal Geographical Society 1982, ISBN 0-907649-15-7
- Land Rover Experience, Land Rover 1994, ISBN 0-9514493-4-6
- Vehicle Dependant Expedition Guide, Desert Winds 1998, ISBN 0-9532324-0-9
- Off-roader Driving, Desert Winds 1999, ISBN 0-9532324-2-5
- Quiet for a Tuesday: Solo in the Algerian Sahara, Desert Winds 2008, ISBN 0-9532324-5-X
