You can not delete an account and yes one can still be tracked down, as log files are created of user activity ( including ip addresses, which can then be traced back to their isp (internet service provides, such as comcast), whom can then tract as to where that ip address was assigned on such date.
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.