Humans, like many other species are social animals and, like them, look to our alpha leaders for guidance. Our brains are excellent at finding patterns, even in random results. We have good imaginations and are great at inventing stories as solutions to our questions.
It was inevitable that we would come up with the story of a super alpha leader (deity) and then pass on the stories to future generations.
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.