I'm not totally sure what you are looking for but regarding importing/eporting yml files, there's a service called GetLocalization.com that allows you to do that so that they are easily editable by translators. There is also an In-page editor that allows you to edit strings on the web service itself.
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.