Including the prologue and the pronunciations (but not the sneak peek of the other books at the end) there are 503. With the sneak peek at the end there are 515. Without the prologue there are 499.
Without the prologue and pronunciations there are 493 the actual story is 497 pages.
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.