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, maritime terms and names of ships and aircraft.

The second book in the series tells the story of the development of the Mediterranean Sea - the cradle of European civilization, and the heroic conquest of the Arctic Ocean and the cold seas washing Antarctica. The rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Crusades, the history of piracy, the search for new sea routes, daring attempts to reach the poles, nameless pioneers of the icy plains and the legendary scientific expeditions of the 20th century - the grandiose events of human history come to life in the fascinating stories of Georges Blon.