| 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.
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| LIST OF MAPS AND DIAGRAMS LISTT OF PLATES CHINESE NOMENCLATURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION Ⅰ Imperial China 1 THE EMPEROR'S GRAND PLAN 2 A THUNDERBOLT STRIKES 3 THE FLEETS SET SAIL Ⅱ The Guilding Stars 1 ROUNDING THE CAPE 2 THE NEW WORLD Ⅲ The Voyage of Hong Bao 6 VOYAGE TO ANTARCTICA AND AUSTRALIA Ⅳ The Voyage of Zhou Man 7 AUSTRALIA 8 THE BARRIER REEF AND THE SPICE ISLANDS 9 THE FIRST COLONY IN THE AMERICAS 10 COLONIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA ⅤThe Voyage of Zhou Wen 11 SATAN'S ISLAND 12 THE TREASURE FLEET RUNS AGROUND 13 SETTLEMENT IN NORTH AMERICA 14 EXPEDITION TO THE NORTH POLE Ⅵ The Voyage of Yang Qing 15 SOLVING THE RIDDLE Ⅶ Portugal Inherits the Crown 16 WHERE THE EARTH END 17 COLONIZING THE NEW WORLD 18 ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANS EPILOGUE:THE CHINEE LEGACY POSTSCRIPT APPENDICES 1 CHINESE CIRCUMANAVIGATION OF THE WORLD 1421-3:Synopsis of Evidence 2 THE DETERMINATION OF LONGITUDE NOTES INDEX |
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