I liked the Beatles so much I studied in Liverpool. Worth a visit..
Lots of young people love music from that era even if the people you know don't. But don't exclude more modern music because some of it is really good.
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.