Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is inspired by Allah (God in English) for to do and what to say. He, as a prophet, relies on God support, help, and guidance. He is promised by God in Quran to be supported and protected Accordingly, He doesn't behave on his own to save his life or not.
Even, his immigration (hijra) from Makkah (Mecca in English) was according to God command to him when the prophet was informed by God that the unbelievers in Mecca planned to assassinate him.
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.