If you want more control, you could switch from the web query to something like using an instance of xmlhttp: this can be used asynchronously (not super-simple, but quite do-able).
If you are working with a large XML document then you might find that processing the results via SAX rather than DOM makes things less prone to freezing up. You might find this answer to a related question to be of use.
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.