You want a blog, you don't want a Hub. hubpages.com/faq/#hub.
I would have to agree on that one. For what you are looking to do, you might be better off using Blogger or Wordpress.
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.