My uncle works on dartmoor search and rescue and they all use Springer Spaniels, Collies and Labradors, he personally has a black lab. I would really go with one of those breeds, they're used for search and rescue for a reason ;D.
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.