I wouldn't think it would pad any blows, not enough anyways to keep him from getting hurt. Certain people in this section abuse their privileges and move questions on yahoo, not sure if there is anything we can do about that.
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.