You have to check the difference between an existing node where the problem occurs and a new node where you don't touch the particular field.
Another way you could achieve this is by using a custom template file that would apply to all nodes of that content type.
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.