The problem that server returns content compressed by gzip and you download this compressed content to file. For such cases you should check the "Content-Encoding" header and use proper stream reader to decompress the source. I modified your function to handle gzipped content.
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.