It may be hard to do since windows 8 is using a uefi..instead of the regular bios that win7 and xp use...also with the uefi you will not be able to dual boot between win8 and linux..google uefi..it will explain It better...but if you want to have win7 and xp it is possible to do if you do it that way..install win 7 first it will not work if you install xp first....or you could download VMware player...which is free and you can have windows xp in the virtual machine which is a heck of a lot easier..
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.