I would probably do this in PHP, rather than SQL. In the while-loop, keep a counter, and when you get out of the loop, check if the counter. If it's odd, throw away the results of the last iteration.
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.