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In an exciting theatrical work that combines drama and history, Ibrahim Ramzi narrates the events of the seventh Crusade, which was launched in the year 1248 AD towards Damietta under the leadership of Louis IX, King of France. This narrative includes the journey of the campaign from its successful beginning and its capture of Damietta until the decisive confrontation in Mansoura, which witnessed the ferocity of the Muslim defense, the decisive defeat of the Crusaders, and the capture of their leader. Ramzi skillfully moves between scenes of violent combat, war tactics, and human drama in four theatrical chapters that bring back to memory this pivotal period in a wonderful manner that makes the reader experience its details with all his senses.