Yes, just right click on the virtual machine file (on your mac), select "Show Package Contents", then select the first file that says "Your Operating System" -s001. Vmdk or the biggest file and copy it to your flash drive or whatever you are going to use to transfer it to your windows machine. That .
Vmdk file is compatable with vmware workstation and virtualbox (a free version by oracle, but you need hardware acceleration).
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.