My daughter who is a little too old now for fearing thunderstorms always gets worried or stressed as the dark gray clouds roll in. The rain bothers her, the thunder makes her cover her ears and crawl under her bed, and the lightening just seems to tell her the thunder is coming. It appears her fear is a little more than what it should be and I see it only getting worse over time so I find this questions so interesting.
Here's some steps from eHow that I'm going to try with her I hope the same works for you. ehow.com/how_2086290_overcome-fear-thund....
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.