The Damietta Crusade, 1217-1221

The first book-length treatment of the Damietta Crusade in almost 40 years, written in accessible language and driven by a narrative and analysis firmly grounded in the primary sources in multiple languages.

Laurence W. Marvin is professor of history at Berry College, in Mt. Berry, GA, USA. A specialist in western European medieval military history of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, his previous monograph, The Occitan War, was published in 2008 by Cambridge University Press. In 2018 he co-edited Louis VII and His World (Brill, 2018). He is the author of articles in The Journal of Military History, War in History, War & Society, The Journal of Medieval Military History, The Journal of Medieval History, Viator, and other journals, in addition to numerous book chapters and encyclopedia articles.

- 1: Introduction: Preparations and Background
- 2: From Europe to the Holy Land, 1217â18
- 3: The Siege Tower before Damietta, 1218
- 4: Winter 1219 through the Battle of Fariskur, August 29, 1219
- 5: Truce, Negotiations, and Damiettaâs Fall, SeptemberâNovember 1219
- 6: Cracks, 1220â21
- 7: The Failed Campaign, Negotiations, and the End of the Crusade
- 8: Conclusion