There is a lot going on there, so I think I'm just going to leave a general outline as to how I would handle this for a small website (a website with a large amount of traffic would include cache tables, cron jobs, and all sorts of funness).
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.