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In 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. The ships, huge junks nearly 500 feet long and built from the finest teak, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas and unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. Their journey would last over two years and circle the globe.
When they returned, Zhu Di had lost power and China was beginning its long, self-imposed isolation from the world. The great ships rotted and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America 70 years before Columbus and circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. They had also discovered Antarctica, reached Australia 350 years before Cook, and solved the problem of longitude 300 years before the Europeans.
In this fascinating historical detective story, Gavin Menzies shares the remarkable account of his discoveries and the incontrovertible evidence supporting them.
In 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. The ships, huge junks nearly 500 feet long and built from the finest teak, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas and unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. Their journey would last over two years and circle the globe.
When they returned, Zhu Di had lost power and China was beginning its long, self-imposed isolation from the world. The great ships rotted and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America 70 years before Columbus and circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. They had also discovered Antarctica, reached Australia 350 years before Cook, and solved the problem of longitude 300 years before the Europeans.
In this fascinating historical detective story, Gavin Menzies shares the remarkable account of his discoveries and the incontrovertible evidence supporting them.
Gavin Menzies (Royal Navy Submarine Commanding Officer, retired) was born in 1937 in China, where he spent the first two years of his life. He joined the Royal Navy in 1953 and served in submarines from 1959 to 1970. As a junior officer he sailed the world in the wake of Columbus, Dias, Cabral and Vasco da Gama. When in command of HMS Rorqual (1968-1970), he sailed the routes pioneered by Magellan and Captain Cook. Since leaving the Royal Navy, he has returned to China and the Far East many times, and in the course of researching 1421 he has visited 120 countries, over 900 museums and libraries and every major sea port of the late Middle Ages.
Gavin Menzies is married with two daughters and lives in North London.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | Neuzeit |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 688 |
| Übersetzungstitel: | 1421. Das Jahr als China die Welt entdeckte |
| Inhalt: | 650 S. |
| ISBN-13: |
9780553815221
9780552212359 |
| ISBN-10: |
0553815229
0552212350 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Originalsprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Menzies, Gavin |
| Hersteller: |
Transworld Publ. Ltd UK
Bantam |
| Maße: | 199 x 129 x 60 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Gavin Menzies |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 29.10.2003 |
| Gewicht: | 0,56 kg |
Gavin Menzies (Royal Navy Submarine Commanding Officer, retired) was born in 1937 in China, where he spent the first two years of his life. He joined the Royal Navy in 1953 and served in submarines from 1959 to 1970. As a junior officer he sailed the world in the wake of Columbus, Dias, Cabral and Vasco da Gama. When in command of HMS Rorqual (1968-1970), he sailed the routes pioneered by Magellan and Captain Cook. Since leaving the Royal Navy, he has returned to China and the Far East many times, and in the course of researching 1421 he has visited 120 countries, over 900 museums and libraries and every major sea port of the late Middle Ages.
Gavin Menzies is married with two daughters and lives in North London.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | Neuzeit |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 688 |
| Übersetzungstitel: | 1421. Das Jahr als China die Welt entdeckte |
| Inhalt: | 650 S. |
| ISBN-13: |
9780553815221
9780552212359 |
| ISBN-10: |
0553815229
0552212350 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Originalsprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Menzies, Gavin |
| Hersteller: |
Transworld Publ. Ltd UK
Bantam |
| Maße: | 199 x 129 x 60 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Gavin Menzies |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 29.10.2003 |
| Gewicht: | 0,56 kg |
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