OMG yes. I went to sea as a kid, and I was surprised how quickly I'd run away if there was danger. Luckily I never got into a war where the sergeant would shoot you if you did that.
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.