On 27 September 1918, Captain Frisby and Lance Corporal Jackson led the assault against enemy machine-gun positions during the battle of the Canal du Nord, Nord-pas-de-Calais region of Northern France.

Following the successes of the German Spring Offensive in March 1918, the Allies launched a series of successful counter-attacks from May to July 1918 which forced the Germans to fall back. These counter-attacks were followed by a series of Allied thrusts to push the Central Powers back which have become known as the Hundred Days Offensive, beginning with the battle of Amiens in early August. These campaigns drove the Germans out of France and back to the Hindenburg Line (or Siegfried Position), running from Arras to Laffaux on the Aisne River. Breaking through the line would significantly contribute to bringing the First World War to a successful close for the Allies.

This episode was written by Murray Dahm.

Murray is an ancient and medieval military historian from New Zealand, living in Australia. He has written more than 100 articles on various aspects of ancient and medieval military history and other historical topics from all periods. He is the author of Macedonian Phalangite vs Persian Warrior, Athenian Hoplite vs Spartan Hoplite and Leuctra 371 BC all from Osprey publishing. He is a regular on the Ancient Warfare Podcast.