With the "discovery" of India in May 1498 by Vasco da Gama who doubled the Cape of Good Hope, and which opened the direct sea route between Europe and India a new phase in history began. West came to east, and eventually west conquered east which meant the western rule in the Middle East, India, and the Far East. How was this miracle wrought? This question has been asked by Ballard and answered in this book. Ballard finds the answer in the warning words ...
