The book series “The Great Hour of the Oceans” is the most significant work of the famous French writer and sailor Georges Blond. The first volume includes the books “The Filibuster Sea”, “The Mediterranean Sea”, “The Indian Ocean”. Together with their heroes, you will visit Ancient Egypt and India, take part in dangerous expeditions for the gold of El Dorado and the fabulous treasures of the Great Mughals, pirate operations off the coast of Jamaica and the Crusades, learn little-known facts from the life of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Vasco da Gama , Barbarossa, Napoleon, Nelson. The book is intended for a wide range of readers. The second volume includes the final books of the series - “Atlantic Ocean”, “Pacific Ocean”, “Polar Seas”. (Translation: Arkady Grigoriev)