The Ming Fleet

So I was watching PBS last night, yah I know scary huh? And on there was a documentary about a guy's (a former British submarine by the name of Gavin Menzies) new theory about Zheng He and his fleet of treasure ships circumnavigating the world. What I can find on it is definitely very interesting reading. And if you catch the special again on PBS, I'd recommend watching it.

So here is a detailed explanation of the theory of Gavin Menzies.

Artists recreation of Zheng He's largest ships from the descriptions and fragments of ships found

And here are a couple more articles:
NYTimes article only slightly related.
Sort of a biography of Zheng He and his fleet.