Value is something conscious beings give to things, so sure, human life has value if humans value it. However, as with any commodity, you will find that you and other people may assign different values to it. For starters, generally you value your life over other people's lives, but they do exactly the opposite.
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.