He won't release them now because it would be a sign of weakness...after months of saying, "no"; for him to release them now would be giving up or giving in.
Reid did what he did because he is safe, with four years left in his term and he probably will retire in 2016.
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.