There are methods of doing this without the private API, and I'm building one myself to allow me to use any UIView and not just a CALayer with the Page Curl effect. Your best bet is to use Leaves, or PageCurl from Github. They're pre-planned for use with images, PDFs, and simple graphics as well.
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.