The year china discovered the world which claims that the chinese admiral zheng he discovered america in 1421. Discussion in civ4col general discussions started by kaochai, oct 29, 2008. Join facebook to connect with gavin read and others you may know. The year a magnificent chinese fleet sailed to italy and ignited th. Jul 29, 2008 columbus debunker sets sights on leonardo da vinci. This one is called exploration and promises to explain minoan voyages to the near east. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. View sales history, tax history, home value estimates, and overhead views. Gavin cunningham forensic accounting services menzies. Find gavin menzies s phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Irritating, since he was the first to bring the voyages to light. J robert gavin, md, a highly rated orthopedic surgery specialist in hilton head island, sc specializing in shoulder impingement syndrome, bursitis, osteoarthritis of knee.
The year a magnificent chinese fleet sailed to italy and ignited the renaissance. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical greece and rome. The year china discovered the world bantam new edition by menzies, gavin isbn. When natl geographic came out with a writeup on the subject, i looked, but did not find due credit given to gavin menzies. So i overdrew my bank account, bought the book, and have had my nose in it ever since. The new york times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the. Gavin menziess phone number, email, address spokeo. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The next greenwich maritime institute gmi research seminar, 1412 the year china discovered the world, looks at the work of author and retired submarine commander, gavin menzies.
Gavin menzies royal navy submarine commanding officer, retired first went to china in 1937, where he spent the first two years of his life. He is currently one of the worlds most famous if not most controversial amateur. Columbus debunker sets sights on leonardo da vinci. On 381421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from china. Gong zhens xiyang fanguo zhi recorded a 10 november 1421 imperial edict instructing zheng he, kong he, zhu buhua, and tang guanbao to arrange the provisions for hong bao and others for their dispatch to escort foreign envoys home. As it happens, even i have a limit for how much illinformed speculation im willing to carefully parse in one sitting. His first book claimed that the chinese discovered america. The first book was great, this one has way more informatiion and is one of several that gavin has out on the voyages. The tomb of zheng hes assistant hong bao was recently.
Gavin menzies is clearly clinging to a weak hypothesis. Gavin menzies has been a youth and development worker for the city of edinburgh council for over ten years, working in a wide variety of areas including holiday clubs, developing youth centre and school based programmes as well as delivering sports and activities to charities and after school clubs. Find gavin menziess phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Jan 08, 2003 the chinese discovered america, author claims columbus discovered america in 1492, any elementary school student will tell you. The site is situated on cape breton island, on the far eastern coast of north america, to the north of the nova scotia peninsula. Alistouse na marinha britanica em 1953 e serviu em varios submarinos entre 1959 e 1970. And since menzies notability solely rests on his chinesefleetarriveseveryhwerehypothesis, a merger of 14211434 with gavin menzies is only the logical next step. Gavin menzies would have us believe that he is a multitalented naval commander who has taught himself all about early maps, ancient voyages and numerous other esoteric studies. Feb 09, 2018 john gavin, a strikingly handsome hollywood actor who played romantic leads in the 1950s and. The year china discovered the world but in the us the book is called 1421. The author of 1434 2008 and 1421 2003 argues that the destruction of atlantis was not fiction but a tale of an actual volcano and consequent tsunami that devastated the heart of the vast minoan empire on crete and santorini then called thera employing the research of many scholars, the selfconfidence of a rock star, the zeal of a true believer and a travel budget sufficient to make. As it happens, even i have a limit for how much illinformed speculation im willing to carefully parse in one. Gavin menzies and the chinese discovery of america robert finlay in 1421.
Now, in a controversial sequel, gavin menzies says they also sparked the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Greatly expanding on 1421, gavin menzies and ian hudson uncover the complete untold history of how mankind came to populate the americas by multiple seaborne. Gavin menzies is a retired royal navy submarine commander who was born in china in 1937. His speech echoed the views of british author gavin menzies, whose book 1421. His knowledge of seafaring and navigation sparked his interest in the epic voyages of chinese admiral. The year china discovered the world that only the chinese empire had the resources at that time to make such expeditions. On the 8th of march, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in china.
May 21, 2016 gavin menzies is a spectacularly imaginative and prolific writer of psuedohistory with a long record of spinning historical fantasy out of a few factoids, a colorful writing style, and a great deal of imagination. 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 is best known as the commander of one of the detached squadrons of zheng hes fleet during the seventh voyage of this fleet to the indian ocean 14311433. Gavin menzies the lost empire of atlantis by nickpelling. In 1434, gavin menzies combines this longoverdue historical reexamination with the excitement of an investigative adventure. I had an early issue of this book several years ago. The lost empire of atlantis 1421 1434 gavin menzies. The year a magnificent chinese fleet sailed to italy and ignited the renaissance p. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international. Today we move on to book two of gavin menzies the lost empire of atlantis.
Columbus debunker sets sights on leonardo da vinci reuters. Reading like a reallife indiana jones story the lost empire of atlantis takes us on an epic journey around the world to finally uncover the truth beh. His speech echoed the views of british author gavin menzies, whose book. View gavin menzies profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Prices and cost gallery contact book a place this is gav gavin menzies has been a youth and development worker for the city of edinburgh council for over ten years, working in a wide variety of areas including holiday clubs, developing youth centre and school based programmes as well as delivering sports and. Every college world history textbook discusses the early 15th c. I wish there where more people with the time, ambitions and not the least the financial resources to try and rewrite bits of history gavin menzies book certainly made a far more interesting read. I cant believe that anyone here wants to talk about racism. The year china discovered america, published by william morrow. The year a magnificent chinese fleet sailed to italy and ignited the renaissance by gavin menzies in djvu, doc, fb2 download e book. Gavin menzies londres, reino unido, 1937 foi oficial comandante submarinista reformado da marinha britanica.
The chinese discovered america, author claims columbus discovered america in 1492, any elementary school student will tell you. But now bestselling historian gavin menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, chinathen the worlds most technologically advanced civilizationprovided the spark that set the european renaissance ablaze. He brings the reader aboard the remarkable chinese fleet as it sails from china to cairo and florence, and then back across the world. This special examines the theories outlined by gavin menzies in his bestselling book. The year china discovered the world, in which he asserts that the fleets of chinese admiral zheng he visited the americas prior to european explorer christopher columbus in 1492, and that the same fleet.
Rowan gavin paton menzies born 14 august 1937 is a british author and retired submarine lieutenantcommander who has written books promoting claims. Menzies, a former submarine commander in the british royal navy, discussed his controversial book 1421. The year china discovered america publishers weekly. As a junior officer he sailed the world in the wake of columbus, dias, cabral and vasco da gama. User will profit from an arrangement of everything under a single roof, while this policy of one article for each menzies book smells too much of cheap book promotion. The story of a journey to the ends of the earth about. His controversial book, 1421, detailed an epic mission undertaken on 8 march 1421 when the ships, some nearly 400 feet long, were under the command of the emperor. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover gavin s connections and jobs at similar companies. Despite a sensitive nose for whats wrong with big picture accounts, his syncretistic urge to jam all his pieces together serves only to weaken his overall case, not to strengthen it.
Join facebook to connect with gavin menzies and others you may know. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover gavins connections and jobs at similar companies. Greatly expanding on 1421, gavin menzies and ian hudson uncover the complete untold history of how mankind came to populate the americas by multiple seaborne voyages over a period of thousands of years. 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. Rowan gavin paton menzies is a british author and retired submarine lieutenantcommander. Gavin menzies director of tour office of the prime. The year china discovered america gavin menzies, author. The year china discovered america, gavin menzies presents evidence that china not only discovered north and south america before columbus was born, but also rounded the cape of good hope, explored the north and south poles, discovered australia, and circumnavigated the world, visiting every continent except europe. The author of 1434 2008 and 1421 2003 argues that the destruction of atlantis was not fiction but a tale of an actual volcano and consequent tsunami that devastated the heart of the vast minoan empire on crete and santorini then called thera. The year china discovered the world gavin menzies isbn. Oct 03, 20 a huge ruined settlement in nova scotia has been the subject of great controversy. Gavin menzies is a spectacularly imaginative and prolific writer of psuedohistory with a long record of spinning historical fantasy out of a few factoids, a colorful writing style, and a great deal of imagination.
Dr geoff wade of the national university of singapore believes this is a violation of the british trade descriptions act of 1968. Ce chinese naval expeditions, commissioned by the ming emperor zhu di and commanded by. Menzies noticed that they kept encountering the year 1421 and, concluding that it must have been an extraordinary year in world history, decided to write a book about everything that happened. He joined the royal navy in 1953 and served in submarines from 1959 to 1970. Knowing little of these things myself, but being fascinated by apparent historical anomalies, i leapt into this book on my kindle, possibly not the best way to read. The year a magnificent chinese fleet sailed to italy.
The year china discovered america 2002, gavin menzies aspires to rewrite world history on a grand scale. The controversial historian, gavin menzies, argues in his 2002 book 1412. Gavin menzies had the idea to write his first book after he and his wife marcella visited the forbidden city for their twentyfifth wedding anniversary. I cant imagine this will be terribly exciting since minoan trade networks are well known and well represented in the scholarly literature. In his follow up book 1434 he claims that the european renaissance was sparked by the chinese. Looking at the outlines of the continents on the map, you will instantly recognise them. Oct 14, 20 gavin menzies royal navy submarine commanding officer, retired first went to china in 1937, where he spent the first two years of his life. British historian gavin menzies speaks during an interview with reuters at his home in north london july 15, 2008. Gavin menzies is married with two daughters and lives in north london. While the book does contain some compelling claimsfor example, that the chinese. The expeditions were under the command of zheng he and his associates wang jinghong, hong bao, etc. An amateur historian and former submarine commander in the british navy, menzies poses an argument that could change the way we perceive global history forever that chinese admirals discovered america and chinese junks first circled the earth. How accurate is gavin menzies book who discovered america. Gavin cunningham forensic accounting specialist pension freedoms were first announced in april 2015, and since then investors have decided on reinvesting, in some cases all of their pension funds.