1) Make sure you don't have any other programs running. 2) Make sure it's plugged in (running on battery usually downclocks the graphics card) 3) Try turning down the graphics settings - meeting the minimum requirements doesn't necessarily mean you can run it at maximum graphics.
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.