In Australia we use services such as VPost by Singapore post, this has warehouses in USA, Asia and Europe from which items are drop shipped to wherever you live. Can't see why it would not work for you into the States. vpost.com.sg/login.html.
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.