This rumor fits well with some comments Copley made in a recent South African interview (he mentioned his next film would be filmed in Vancouver, for summer release, and that he would not be using a South African accent in it). And if you have seen the short film "Hellweek" it's clear that someone in Hollwyood thinks he'd make a good American soldier. More.
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.