Lol then im pretty sure he's lying to you. Sounds A LOT like a spam message to me. They will usually ask for your email address and send you a lot more spam, or virus maybe.
No...a lot of people have their accounts phished (Google it) and the person who got the login info spams other walls and inboxes in order to attract more people. You can even tell by the wording of the message. Your husband's friend's account was probably compromised and that scenario occured.
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.