If you lived in 1865 or 1880 or 1925 or 1970 you would have the same figures as today. The difference is the liberal media likes to make a big deal about it. When I moved to LA in 1970, there were so many shootings they reported NONE (zero) on the evening news.
And this was the beginning of the "road rage" shootings.
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.