You could get all the node titles with a SQL query like.
Node are entities, so you can use the EntityFieldQuery class to query for them. This way, you don't have to bother how the information is stored in the database. And, shall you need to add additional filters based on field values, code evolution will be easy.
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.