Unless I am missing something, the following should work.
As far as I know you can't add multiple references within one node reference field... however I would simply create my own textfield (field_multireferences) where I would type in my references: 12;43;65;21;...
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.