James M. Powell was Professor of Medieval History at Syracuse University, and author of Albertanus of Brescia: The Pursuit of Happiness in the Early Thirteenth Century, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

"A learned, revisionist history of the Fifth Crusade."-Speculum

• List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionPART I. PREPARATIONS FOR THE CRUSADE1. Planning for the Crusade2. The Testing Ground3. The Vocation of the Cross4. Recruitment for the Crusade5. Financing the Crusade6. The Leadership QuestionPART II. THE CRUSADE7. The First Phase8. Invasion and Stalemate9. The Conquest of Damietta10. The Failure of the CrusadeEpilogue and Conclusions

James M. Powell was Professor of Medieval History at Syracuse University, and author of Albertanus of Brescia: The Pursuit of Happiness in the Early Thirteenth Century, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

"A learned, revisionist history of the Fifth Crusade."-Speculum

• List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionPART I. PREPARATIONS FOR THE CRUSADE1. Planning for the Crusade2. The Testing Ground3. The Vocation of the Cross4. Recruitment for the Crusade5. Financing the Crusade6. The Leadership QuestionPART II. THE CRUSADE7. The First Phase8. Invasion and Stalemate9. The Conquest of Damietta10. The Failure of the CrusadeEpilogue and Conclusions