You should be able to use Value. Just check it isn't null first.
I know this is very late but I was researching another problem and came across this issue. There is a way to only show the date part which does not require presentation layer formatting.
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.