The great secrets of the oceans. Pacific Ocean. Flibustier sea

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 Pacific Ocean is the most extensive water space of the Earth: it could easily accommodate all the continents and islands. He owes an idyllic name to Magellan, bewitched by a peaceful disposition of a sparkling surface that was spent to the horizon. Sometimes the Pacific Ocean really deserves its name, sometimes turns into an unbridled, destructive and deadly element, which only a desperate daredevil - or a madman will resist.
In the third, final book of the series, the reader will find the epic story of the endless expanses of the greatest of the oceans, as well as an exciting story about the famous pirates of the Caribbean - “Flibustier Sea”, the names and legendary adventures of which, not forgotten to this day, glorified for centuries Masters of adventurous literature