Certainly solved and not really related to your initial problem but might help someone :).
Go to Sytem -> Administration -> Software Sources and make sure that you have all the relevant sources checked. Then do a apt-get update.
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.