I can't help you with the answer to this question other than refer you to a hubber who is a physicist who works at CERN, perhaps you can send him a mail with your question. It's a fascinating question. hubpages.com/profile/Professor+Eric.
There relativelycurious, I am sorry it took me so long to respond to your question. Hypothetically, if space is warped then the distance between two points is shortned by a measurable quantity. It essentially acts like a wormhole, but in this case you must provide the space warp yourself.
Relativistic effects would still take place despite crossing the distance with this short cut, but the effects will be less significant. You won't think only a month has passed while it has been in fact a year, but the time difference will be measurable.
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.