It might, it might not. You won't know before trying. With that card he shouldn't have all of those problems.
I have an ATI X1200 and the game could run, it was choppy but it still didn't ran as chopy as you said. Does he has viruses on his computer?
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.