The towns west and somewhat south of the VA medical center will include a variety of living places - be aware that none of them are part of DART, so you will be required to drive. It is insane to plan to live north of downtown and drive to the VA Center due to the rush hour and the construction being done to fix the mess in the mixmaster next to downtown. Be aware that the VA has its own station on the DART rail and the rail is being extended to the Dallas UNT (University of North Texas) campus and this is likely to result in new apartment construction besides what is already in the VA area.
It would be possible to live north of Downtown near the Blue line in Northeast Dallas and go directly to the VA station In the extreme of living near Garland station it would take 50+ minutes to get there. Https://www.dart.org/schedules/w601so.ht...
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.