The old hardrive your using,does it have the old OS on it,if it does that is why your getting a bsod because it is trying to load drivers for your old system which is conflicting as that hardware no longer exists. That is why it doesn't bsod in safemode because those drivers are not loaded in safe mode. You "MUST" install windows again with current configuration.
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.