The great secrets of the oceans. The average sea. Polar seas

The history of the research and development of the endless expanses of the oceans is the history of courage, enterprise and perseverance. In the center of the large -scale plan of the popular French writer Georges Blon is a man and the sea in their diverse, complex, almost mystical relationships. All the great sailors were in a certain sense to the prisoners of the sea, which forever conquered their heart. All of them, starting with the ancient Vikings or Phoenicians, were obsessed with the sea, the dream of new sea routes and unknown lands. The epic of Georges Blon tells about the great conquerors of the Great Oceans.
In the new edition in Russian, books from the series “The Great Secrets of Oceans” (“The Great Hour of Oceans”) are illustrated by reproductions of paintings, engravings, maps, photographs - historical images that are somehow related to the fascinating plots of Georges Blon. In addition, books are equipped with an extensive reference material, including cards, dictionaries, marine terms and names of ships and aircraft.
The second book of the series will tell the history of the development of the Mediterranean Sea - the cradle of European civilization, and the heroic conquest of the Arctic Ocean and the cold seas washing Antarctica. The sunrise and sunset of the Roman Empire, the Crusades, the history of piracy, the search for new sea routes, brave attempts to get to the poles, the nameless pioneers of the ice plains and the legendary scientific expeditions of the 20th century - the grandiose events of the history of mankind come to life in the exciting stories of Zheorzha Blon