I appreciate what you trying to do, but the best webcam I have seen is my mate, using a camcorder, has its own resources, no lag when transmitting, and movable, you will get a better picture to you the person that can't make it , plus you can run off copies. Most camcorders have a USB port, set up a tripod or hand held? You can extend Wi-Fi with booster aerials.
Cable running around scirtings and doors, you need duct tape and a few drop mats for OH&S. Talk to the hotel they maybe able to get you closer, if no camcorder?
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.