The history of exploration and development of the vast expanses of the world's oceans is a story of courage, enterprise and perseverance. At the center of the large-scale plan of the popular French writer Georges Blond are Man and the Sea in their diverse, complex, almost mystical relationships. All great navigators were, in a certain sense, captives of the sea, which forever captured their hearts. All of them, starting with the ancient Vikings or Phoenicians, were obsessed with the sea, with the dream of new sea routes and unknown lands. The epic of Georges Blond tells about the great conquerors of the great oceans.

In the new edition in Russian, books from the series “Great Secrets of the Oceans” (“The Great Hour of the Oceans”) are illustrated with reproductions of paintings, engravings, maps, photographs - historical images, one way or another connected with the fascinating stories of Georges Blon. In addition, the books are equipped with extensive reference material, including maps, dictionaries of names, nautical terms and names of ships and aircraft.

The Pacific Ocean is the most extensive body of water on Earth; it could easily accommodate all the continents and islands. It owes its idyllic name to Magellan, who was enchanted by the peaceful disposition of the sparkling surface stretching to the very horizon. Sometimes the Pacific Ocean truly deserves its name; sometimes turns into an unbridled, destructive and deadly element, which only a desperate daredevil - or a madman - will dare to resist.

In the third and final book of the series, the reader will find the epic story of conquering the vast expanses of the greatest of the oceans, as well as a fascinating story about the famous pirates of the Caribbean - the “Filibuster Sea”, whose names and legendary adventures, not forgotten to this day, have been glorified by the masters of adventure literature for centuries.