Dreams are very subjective and can mean many different things. If I were to look at this dream from a psychological standpoint I would guess that you feel that your life is in some way out of control, or that you feel your lack of control over a situation is going to end badly.
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.