Bývalý britský veliteľ ponoriek a amatérsky historik, ktorý sa špecializuje na objavy a vplyvy dávnych civilizácií. Jeho práca sa sústreďuje na presvedčenie, že kľúčové historické objavy a kultúrne posuny boli uskutočnené mimo tradičných západných naratívov. Autor skúma alternatívne teórie o svetových dejinách a vyzýva čitateľov k zamysleniu sa nad zavedenými historickými faktami. Snaží sa odhaliť skryté príbehy a prepísať to, čo považujeme za samozrejmé.
Combining in-depth research with an adventurer's spirit to present a radical rethinking and new revelations relating to the Beringia theory of how humans discovered, explored, and settled the American continent.
The bestselling author of 1421: THE YEAR THE CHINESE DISCOVERED THE WORLD uncovers the truth behind the mystery of Atlantis. Updated with thrilling new discoveries for the paperback.
Tras el inmenso éxito de 1421, su autor nos ofrece otra asombrosa revisión de la historia con nuevas pruebas que sitúan las raíces del Renacimiento en los viajes de exploración chinos del siglo XV.
Historian Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, China--then the world's most technologically advanced civilization--provided the spark that set the European Renaissance ablaze. From that date onward, Europeans embraced Chinese intellectual ideas, discoveries, and inventions, all of which form the basis of western civilization today. Florence and Venice of the early fifteenth century were hubs of world trade, attracting traders from across the globe. Based on years of research, this marvelous history argues that a Chinese fleet--official ambassadors of the emperor--arrived in Tuscany in 1434, where they were received by Pope Eugenius IV in Florence. The delegation presented the influential pope with a wealth of Chinese learning from a diverse range of fields: art, geography (including world maps that were passed on to Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan), astronomy, mathematics, printing, architecture, steel manufacturing, military weaponry, and more. This vast treasure trove of knowledge spread across Europe, igniting the legendary inventiveness of the Renaissance, including the work of such geniuses as da Vinci, Copernicus, Galileo, and more.
Sedemdesiat rokov predtým než Kolumbova flotila vplávala do Karibského mora ktosi prebádal ostrovy Portoriko a Guadeloupe. Tou mocnosťou bola Čína. Za takýmto unikátnym objavom stojí bývalý námorný kapitán Gavin Manzies.