Akwasi Sarpong travels to Togo in West Africa to uncover the real story of the first Allied victory in World War One.
The tiny island of Malta saved the lives of thousands of wounded soldiers during World War I. Dr Kevin Fong explores how it earned the name, the Nurse of the Mediterranean.
This episode tells the forgotten story of starvation and disease that ravaged Mount Lebanon during WWI, killing a third of its population. BBC Arabic's Carine Torbey examines how they suffered and survived.
The only battle to be fought in the Far East during WWI had an explosive and lasting impact on Sino-Japanese relations. Carol Yarwood from the BBC's Chinese Service recounts the Siege of Tsingtao.
100 years ago, it was the fearsome German warship that ruled the waters of Lake Tanganyika, today it runs as the world's oldest passenger ferry. Zuhura Yunus takes a journey aboard the MV Liemba.
As part of a series looking at stories beyond the trenches of Europe, BBC Azeri's Leyla Najafli explores how Baku's oil drew the world's forces to the shore of the Caspian Sea during World War One.
How a decrypted telegram pushed America into World War One, while prompting the construction of a permanent fence between the US and Mexico. BBC Mundo's Luis Fajardo travels to the border, a permanent symbol of distrust and fear.