Sounds like a house ghost. Not dangerous, they can be a pain sometimes. The next time you see it, ask it its name.
You have nothing to fear.
Name it I have a ghost a my home and I named it lues.
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.