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For three thousand years, the course of world history was changed by navigation. Explorers, traders, navies, and pirates of different races, different beliefs, and different cultural backgrounds embarked on unknown voyages, passing on wealth, wisdom, faith, and disease, and also brought wars and disasters. Zheng He made seven voyages to the West, allowing many Chinese merchants to immigrate to Southeast Asia and establish their own trade network; Columbus discovered the American continent, which not only led to the rise of Europe but also began colonial rule; Magellan proved the theory of a round earth and completed mankind's first circumnavigation Navigating the world; Captain Cook, as the first navigator to enter the Antarctic Circle, drew maps with an accuracy and scale that were unmatched by previous generations; the British Navy led by Nelson completely shattered Napoleon's rule plan and created the glory of the British Empire on which the sun never sets. To this day, various countries have not stopped exploring the ocean. Open this book and see how sailing changes the world.