Great Mysteries of the Oceans: The Mediterranean Sea

The chronicle of the exploration and conquest of the boundless spaces of the World Ocean is a story of courage, ingenuity, and stubborn persistence. At the heart of the grand idea of the popular French author Жорж Блон is “Man and Sea,” linked by many conflicting, complex, and sometimes almost mystical threads.

In a sense, all outstanding seafarers became captives of the sea—once and for all conquering their hearts: no matter how the voyage might turn into a chain of harsh trials, time and again they were drawn toward the formidable element—toward new risks, discoveries, and the unknown. Columbus, Magellan, Heyerdahl—as well as, long before them, the Vikings or the Phoenicians—were seized by the sea, by the dream of new routes and uncharted shores. It is precisely the great conquerors of the ocean that the sea epic by Жорж Блон is about.