You could achieve something minimal with mochiweb.
Have a look at webmachine. It has a very simple but powerful dispatch mechanism. You simply have to write a resource module, point your URIs to it and your service is automatically HTTP compliant.
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.