It's one from the problems which is much easier to avoid as to eliminate. I have to remind you about my advises (in the comments to the answer ) to use immutable primary key, so that is, will be never changed. The record of the database table can be destroyed, but no new record should have the id of ever deleted record.
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.