You can do this by preceding the table name also with the database name, like you proposed in the example. But the logged on user needs to have access to both databases under the same credentials. This last part is very important, else you won't be able to do it.
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.