An award-winning anatomy of the Fifth Crusade.

Anatomy of a Crusade, 1213-1221

James M. Powell

1986 | 312 pages | Cloth $41.95 | Paper $26.50
History | Religion
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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction

PART I. PREPARATIONS FOR THE CRUSADE
1. Planning for the Crusade
2. The Testing Ground
3. The Vocation of the Cross
4. Recruitment for the Crusade
5. Financing the Crusade
6. The Leadership Question

PART II. THE CRUSADE
7. The First Phase
8. Invasion and Stalemate
9. The Conquest of Damietta
10. The Failure of the Crusade

Epilogue and Conclusions