Please see our two articles in The International Journal of the Humanities: Mosig, Yozan D. And Imene Belhassen (2006), "Revision and Reconstruction in the Punic Wars: Cannae Revisited" and Mosig, Yozan D. And Imene Belhassen (2007), "Revision and Reconstruction in the Second Punic War: Zama--Whose Victory?
Although the first article details the reasons for Hannibal's victory as well as why he did not immediately march on Rome in the aftermath, the second paper (just published) offers a comparison of the battles of Cannae and Zama with additional information Best wishes for 2008!
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.