It depends on the type of doctorate (MD, PhD, EdD, etc. ) In addition, when career related in terms of documentation, it is typically (for example), John Smith PhD. If you choose to use the title, it is typically Dr. John Smith.
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.