I think that Solo Command establishes that Solo was under a lot of stress during the Zsinj hunt (a point brought home again toward the end of Courtship). Basically, Solo doesn't remember every detail of the months-long military campaign, even of its climax, with crystal clarity. This is also why he recalls telling Zsinj, "Kiss my Wookiee!", while in Solo Command, the quote is somewhat different.
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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.