Good lord I am an idiot. I never added these lines.
The documentation notes that tableView:willSelectRowAtIndexPath: isn't called when in editing mode. In addition, the blue flash will happen even if you cancel the selection. From the documentation.
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.