1421 : The Year China Discovered the World

Gavin Menzies is a retired submarine commander who has spent 15 years trying to prove that the Chinese discovered the world earlier than nearly everybody else. To aid him, he refers to maps with doubtful history, and second-hand stories from ancient sailors.

Unfortunately for Mr Menzies, the plural of anecdote is not evidence. His so-called wrecks of junks still haven't been confirm... read more