You can't really put a count on it. You can put as much as you want or have room for. It can be as limited as a standard two or three letter initial, like you'd normally see on toweling or bathrobes, or it can be as personalized as you would like using numerous letters.
It mostly depends on where you're wanting to place the monogram and how much room there is on the item. More.
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.