Great Mysteries of the Oceans. Mediterranean Sea. Polar Seas

The history of the exploration and mastery of the vast expanses of the World Ocean is a story of courage, resourcefulness, and perseverance. At the center of the large-scale concept of the popular French writer Georges Blond is Man and the Sea in their diverse, complex, and almost mystical relationships. All great navigators were, in a certain sense, prisoners of the sea, which forever captured their hearts. All of them, starting from the ancient Vikings or Phoenicians, were obsessed with the sea, the dream of new sea routes and unknown lands. The epic of Georges Blond tells about the great conquerors of the great oceans.
In the new edition in Russian of the book from the series «Great Mysteries of the Oceans» («The Great Hour of Oceans») illustrated with reproductions of paintings, engravings, maps, photographs — historical images related in one way or another to the fascinating plots of Georges Blond. In addition, the books are equipped with extensive reference materials, including maps, dictionaries of names, maritime terms, and names of ships and aircraft.
The second book of the series will tell the story of the exploration of the Mediterranean Sea — the cradle of European civilization, and the heroic conquest of the Arctic Ocean and the cold seas that wash Antarctica. The rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Crusades, the history of piracy, the search for new sea routes, brave attempts to reach the poles, nameless pioneers of the icy plains, and legendary scientific expeditions of the 20th century — the grand events of human history come to life in the fascinating tales of Georges Blond.