Blashford-Snell, John Nicholas

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BLASHFORD-SNELL, John Nicholas.

BLASHFORD-SNELL, John Nicholas. British, b. 1936. Genres: Animals/Pets, Archaeology/Antiquities, Military/Defense/Arms control, Natural history, Travel/Exploration, Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: Regular Army Officer. Founder, Operation Raleigh, London, Chairman, Scientific Exploration Society. Trustee, Operation New World. Leader of: Great Abbai (Blue Nile) Expedition, 1968, Dahlak Quest Expedition, 1969-70, British Trans-Americas Expedition, 1971-72, Zaire River Expedition, 1974-75, Operation Drake, 1978-80, Operation Raleigh, 1984-91, and many others. Publications: (with G.R. Snailham) The Expedition Organisers Guide, 1969; (with T. Wintringham) Weapons and Tactics, 1974; Where the Trails Run Out, 1974; In the Steps of Stanley, 1975; (with A. Ballantine) Expeditions: The Experts' Way, 1977; A Taste for Adventure, 1978; (with M. Cable) In the Wake of Drake, 1980; (with M. Cable) Operation Drake, 1981; Mysteries: Encounters with the Unexplained, 1984; Operation Raleigh: The Start of an Adventure, 1987; (with A. Tweedy) Operation Raleigh: Adventure Challenge, 1988; (with A. Tweedy) Operation Raleigh: Adventure Unlimited, 1990; Something Lost behind the Ranges, 1994; (with R. Lenska) Mammoth Hunt, 1996; (with G.R. Snailham) Kota Mama, 2000; (with G.R. Snailham) East to the Amazon, 2002. Address: c/o The Scientific Exploration Society, Expedition Base, Motocombe Nr Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 9PB, England.