If you had a microsoft account on your lumia the data is stored on your microsoft accout, if you log in with the same account whether it is a new phone (it would have to be a windows phone) or new motherboard your settings should appear on the new phone Warranty would not cover user stupidity or accidental damage unless you had taken extra cover out.
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.