I think you are falling for a 'trap' in PendingIntent - it is not cleared out by default. You need to give it a flag to do so. Check my blog post on this: http://javablogs.com/Jump.action?id=628173.
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.