There was a particular "shot" of an unarmed man running away from Libyan (probably not) "Rebels" after they fired at his car in an unprovoked attack, whilst the man was running in the opposite direction from the rebels they shot him in the back I am sure there are plenty of other examples in Wikileaks URL1 Mass interception of entire populations is not only a reality, it is a secret new industry spanning 25 countries.
Columbine wasn't interesting, neither is any murder or massacre, they are just horrific episodes carried out by horrific people!
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.