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'''Gavin Menzies''' (born 1937) is a retired British submarine commander and amateur historian best known as the author of the controversial book ''],'' which asserts that ships from the Chinese fleet of ] ] travelled to the ] prior to ]' arrival in 1492 and circumnavigated the globe a century before ] as part of the era of ]. This thesis has been discounted "as nonsense"<ref name=reutersUK>Reuters UK. Tue Jul 29, 2008.</ref> by professional historians.<ref>{{cite web | title = The 1421 myth exposed | url = http://www.1421exposed.com/ | accessdate = 2007-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Zheng He in the Americas and Other Unlikely Tales of Exploration and Discovery | url = http://www.csicop.org/sb/2004-09/tales.html | accessdate = 2007-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = 1421: The Year China Discovered the World by Gavin Menzies | url = http://www.asianreviewofbooks.com/arb/article.php?article=201 | accessdate = 2007-03-22}}</ref><ref name="finlay2004">{{cite journal | last = Finlay | first = Robert | title = | journal = ] | volume = 15 | issue = 2 | year = 2004}}</ref> '''Gavin Menzies''' (born 1937) is a retired British submarine commander and amateur historian best known as the author of the controversial book ''],'' which asserts that ships from the Chinese fleet of ] ] travelled to the ] prior to ]' arrival in 1492 and circumnavigated the globe a century before ] as part of the era of ]. This thesis has been discounted "as nonsense"<ref name=reutersUK>Reuters UK. Tue Jul 29, 2008.</ref> by professional historians.<ref>{{cite web | title = The 1421 myth exposed | url = http://www.1421exposed.com/ | accessdate = 2007-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Zheng He in the Americas and Other Unlikely Tales of Exploration and Discovery | url = http://www.csicop.org/sb/2004-09/tales.html | accessdate = 2007-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = 1421: The Year China Discovered the World by Gavin Menzies | url = http://www.asianreviewofbooks.com/arb/article.php?article=201 | accessdate = 2007-03-22}}</ref><ref name="finlay2004">{{cite journal | last = Finlay | first = Robert | title = | journal = ] | volume = 15 | issue = 2 | year = 2004}}</ref> He resigned his naval commission in 1970 and stood against ] as an ] candidate in ] during the ].<ref>{{cite newspaper The Times|articlename=Immigrant girl will vote in despair—Powellism |author=Peter Evans |section=News |day_of_week=Friday |date=5 June 1970 |page_number=9 |issue=57888 |column=C }}</ref>


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In 1969 in the Philippines, Menzies' HMS ''Rorqual'' rammed a ] ], the ] which was moored at a pier. This collision punched a hole in USS ''Endurance'' but did not damage HMS ''Rorqual''. The ensuing enquiry found Menzies and one of his subordinates responsible for a combination of factors that led to the accident, including the absence of the coxswain (who usually takes the helm in port) who had been replaced by a less experienced crew member, and technical issues with the boat's telegraph.<ref>{{cite web | title = Enquiry regarding the collision of the USS ''Endurance'' and ''Rorqual'' | url = http://www.ussendurance.org/Rorqurl%20incident.htm | accessdate = 2007-03-22}}</ref>

He resigned his naval commission in 1970 and stood against ] as an ] candidate in ] during the ].<ref>{{cite newspaper The Times|articlename=Immigrant girl will vote in despair—Powellism |author=Peter Evans |section=News |day_of_week=Friday |date=5 June 1970 |page_number=9 |issue=57888 |column=C }}</ref>

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==Books== ==Books==

Revision as of 10:21, 11 May 2009

Gavin Menzies
OccupationRetired Royal Navy Submarine Commander, author
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipBritish
Notable works1421: The Year China Discovered the World

Gavin Menzies (born 1937) is a retired British submarine commander and amateur historian best known as the author of the controversial book 1421: The Year China Discovered the World, which asserts that ships from the Chinese fleet of admiral Zheng He travelled to the Americas prior to Christopher Columbus' arrival in 1492 and circumnavigated the globe a century before Ferdinand Magellan as part of the era of Chinese exploration. This thesis has been discounted "as nonsense" by professional historians. He resigned his naval commission in 1970 and stood against Enoch Powell as an independent candidate in Wolverhampton South West during the United Kingdom general election 1970.


Books

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List Spring 1969
  2. Reuters UK. "Columbus debunker sets sights on Leonardo da Vinci." Tue Jul 29, 2008.
  3. "The 1421 myth exposed". Retrieved 2007-03-22.
  4. "Zheng He in the Americas and Other Unlikely Tales of Exploration and Discovery". Retrieved 2007-03-22.
  5. "1421: The Year China Discovered the World by Gavin Menzies". Retrieved 2007-03-22.
  6. Finlay, Robert (2004). "How Not to (Re)Write World History: Gavin Menzies and the Chinese Discovery of America". Journal of World History. 15 (2). {{cite journal}}: External link in |title= (help)
  7. Peter Evans (5 June 1970). "Immigrant girl will vote in despair—Powellism". News. The Times. No. 57888. London. col C, p. 9. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)

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