They could only fill 13 in the time before it sunk. This is where the number gained its bad reputation. The movie failed to show this as they were scared it would leave the audience morbid.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.