Have you watched any of James Burke's documentaries?

Absolutely! I loved both Connections and The Day the Universe Changed. The episodes that stand out were one where he took a whack at a cow carcass with a claymore to show how battle looked in the old days and one where he was out in a boat discussing swamp gas.

Excellent stuff! He was recently on an episode of the podcast "Dan Carlin's Hardcore It was like listening to one of the old shows - he starts talking, and one thing leads to another. The only thing I've seen comparable lately is when "Mythbusters" is checking into the historical likelihood some technology existed."Universe" is on Netflix - I've added them so I can see how well they've held up.

I did, as a kid. Now I barely remember them, but I loved them then, and they were part of what got me turned on to science and technology. Not the only thing, lots of things fuelled that interest from Star Trek to Apollo, but James Burke was in there, and always one to look forward to.

Another series of the same kind that was an even bigger influence on me than James Burke's Connections was Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent of Man.

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.